Sunrise

Living in a small town in antebellum Pennsylvania, Jane Foster is a plain woman trapped in a loveless marriage. When her husband disappears Jane turns to her aunt for help and help arrives in the form of lawyer Daniel Colton who advises Jane not to let the letter of the law get in the way of running her husband's store. Her insistence on integrity, however, creates conflict. When Jane's husband is found dead she becomes a victim of gossip, suspicion and malicious vandalism. Daniel finds himself torn between the conflicting roles of lawyer and lover. In this first-rate historical romance, Parr blends suspense, action, period detail and romance.