Love's Awakening

In Laura Frantz's captivating tale, Ellie Ballantyne returns home to Pittsburgh after finishing school, only to find herself isolated from her family. Undeterred, she starts a day school for young ladies and begins tutoring the troublesome daughter of the rival Turlock clan, known for their slaveholding and whiskey empire. As Ellie grows closer to Jack Turlock, who desires to escape his family's violent legacy, she faces a profound internal conflict about allegiance and love, questioning how to balance her family's ideals with her newfound feelings.