Sunrise

Living in a small town in antebellum Pennsylvania, Jane Foster is a plain woman trapped in a loveless marriage. When her husband disappears, she is left on the edge of economic disaster. Jane turns to her aunt for help, and it arrives in the form of lawyer Daniel Colton. From the first the two clash: Daniel advises Jane not to let the letter of the law get in the way of running her husband's store profitably. Her insistence on integrity has Daniel gritting his teeth. A bigger problem arises, however, when Jane's husband is found dead. As she becomes a victim of gossip, suspicion and malicious vandalism, Daniel finds himself torn between the conflicting roles of lawyer and lover. Then Jane is arrested, and now Daniel will do anything to save her, including betraying her trust by exposing their illicit love--and her husband's shameful secret. In this latest in a string of first-rate historical romances, Parr (The Minister's Wife) deftly blends suspense, action, period detail and romance. (Sept.)