Betsy McLaughlin's father is the richest man in Covington, and she’s engaged to the son of a wealthy, socially prominent family.  Her future seems bright until Kyle Alexander enters the picture.  Kyle is newly-paroled after serving 5 years for  armed robbery. He’s free now, and he can’t keep his eyes off his boss’s beautiful daughter. Can prison really change a man for the better? Betsy’s about to find out.

Elaine Cantrell is a high school social studies teacher in South Carolina where she lives with her  husband, son Scott and his family which includes  grandson Simon, plus two dogs and a cat who rules the roost.