Sandra Robbins Libri

"Laura Webber is determined to uncover the truth behind her parents' murders, but someone is threatening to silence her forever"--

According to an anonymous message, a young woman is going to be murdered in the North Carolina mountains. When a body is found, Danielle Tyler is shocked to learn it's her student--the third person in her life to meet an untimely death. Is she next? From disturbing notes and roses left in her office to cold-blooded murder, someone means deadly business. Detective Jack Denton--the stalwart lawman who makes her pulse race--vows to find the deranged madman, but Danielle doesn't dare let him too close. Especially when death seems to be the destiny of anyone she cares about...

Set against the backdrop of the women's suffrage movement in 1916, a passionate young woman named Sarah Jordan is determined to fight for the right to vote, despite the opposition from her love interest, Alex Taylor, a lawyer whose career is threatened by her activism. As Sarah's commitment leads her to Washington, D.C., and ultimately to the brutal Occoquan Workhouse, Alex's realization of her perilous situation compels him to confront his own beliefs. Their journey highlights the personal and societal choices that will impact future generations.