WE WALK IN FOOTPRINTS BOOK TWO

Book Two unites the Welborne/Burdette, Hamlin/Cary families into the next generation, the 1960's into the '80s

When Austin meets Jenny in the lobby of Welborne House, sparks fly. An intriguing essence haunts his dreams and day-time fantasies. Bewitched, he pursues her. Jenny is equally attracted to the handsome, well-bred engineer said to be "a catch." Purposely, two passionate spirits tumble into lust/love. They elope!

On honeymoon, Austin learns his bride's full ancestry. For decades her tribe and his extended family have engaged in legal warfare over land claims. A hasty marriage could affect his employment in the family business. His bride easily passes as Anglo. He will not give up the girl he has come to love. And she will never know he didn't know her full bloodlines before he put a ring on her finger, setting a tone for their marriage. Dark clouds hang over Austin: his mother's secret, a vindictive woman from his past; Vietnam.

In the first year, Daniel, a cherished child is born.

A rising star, Austin climbs the corporate ladder. Rootless in a corporate lifestyle, Jenny is unable to conceive a second child she yearns to nurture. A revelation places Austin's fidelity in doubt. Wounded and confused, she returns to Indian Lake in the throes of the Native American Movement, stroking a native spirit she has suppressed. Duel facets of her being struggle to meld. They separate. A long-lost journal covered in green velvet comes into Jenny's possession.

The ways this loving couple navigates expectations/disappointments inevitable in a long union will inspire, confound, capture readers turning pages to the end.