While riding his black stallion Smokey through the small town of Ovid Michigan, Leslie Lawrence could not keep his mind from thinking about the girl. He met her two days ago on his back porch. His mother felt she needed help taking care of his father and hired Sarah Madison, a tiny petite little thing with a big smile. Would she be the one to give him the strength to figure it all out? He wondered.
Falling through the Madison mansion front porch was literally the first step to Leslie's new life and fortune that would last a lifetime.
Sarah and Leslie had been given an opportunity for the town of Ovid and themselves to be happy with the life they had made with their four children until it just wasn't enough for them anymore. Too much pain, heartbreak and no time for healing.
Then Nellie Pearl, the beautiful red-haired girl in the green coat brought all his memories back that he thought he had buried. Leslie could no longer make everyone else's dreams and happiness come true. It was time for his own. When would he get up the strength to take that second step towards a new life? How does he make it happen? Can a man have enough dignity and grace to act like an adult and not use violence or profanity? The answers were always, yes, he does and yes, he can.
Then there are the secrets. Secrets that go on for years and affect the lives of the Lawrence family forever.
