Dessa Caldwell, Henry Hawkins, and Turk Foster. All three have dreams and all three have secrets that could destroy those dreams. Dessa has a mission to open Pierson House, in Denver, to help those who want to leave the "ladies of the night" trade. She needs extra monies to help make that dream a reality. This is where she meets Henry Hawkins who owns Hawkins National Bank. His bank has been founded by money he stole in three Wells Fargo robberies. He has built it up a successful, prosperous business and has placed a wall between himself and others so that his secret remains just that, secret. He also doesn't see this loan to Dessa as a profitable move. Turk Foster is a man whose secrets are not all that hidden; he is a man not that welcomed in polite society, because of it. Dessa is young, passionate and at times impatient when it comes to some of her decisions. And from there the dramas begin.
I find that the book was really slow; well written with great details and good characters but a lot slower than I like personally. Her faith in God was woven into the story very skillfully; it was a part of who she was and so it was included just as naturally as her breath! I don't think that non-Christians would find this story stuffy, or "over religious"or pushing religion down their throats.
Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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