In the 1940s, living in Georgia, is hard. Being an African American is harder, even if your only half. That's Jane Wright's dilemma. Having a white mother and a black father makes you mulatto. Which means she has the best of both worlds. She has lighter skin than the other negro girls, and darker skin than the white girls but she also has a black woman's curves and white woman's hair. Guys can't get enough of her, until Jane wants more than a sexual relationship, she wants a romantic one. One night, while at a mixer party- blacks and whites- Jane almost gets raped until Robert Clark comes to her rescue. Robert is kind, funny and totally romantic but the only problem is he's white! Yes, white! And a white boy dating a black girl, even if she's only half, is unheard of. When Robert starts seeing Jane more and more, he starts getting certain feelings for her. But will Jane feel the same after going through tons of guys or will she be afraid of what people will think? Read Forbidden Love to find out how love overcomes ALL obstacles.

Lizzie Henderson struggles to stay sane after her beloved Michael is murdered by a gang of patrollers led by her dear friend, Josiah Walsh. Unable to forgive Josiah for halting Michael's escape in such a brutal manner, and tormented by the thought of what he has done, Lizzie pulls away from him and focuses on educating the children Michael left behind. When her father dies, leaving her lonelier than ever, Lizzie accepts the courtship of her childhood friend, Derrick LaPoint, the son of a rich planter. Derrick charmed Lizzie at her first debutant ball with his easy conversation, graceful dance moves and fine clothing, but will marriage to Derrick brink Lizzie the companionship she seeks, or will it only compounds her problems? This book is the sequel to "Reckless Lives: A Tale of the Old South", and features many of the same characters, including Josiah, the hardworking sharecropper, Lizzie, the only child of a plantation owner, and Derrick LaPoint, the man who can charm just about any woman into bed. There is also Scarlett, the resourceful and ambitious field hand whom Michael married. And Patsy, the houseslave Mr. Henderson regards as a trusted adviser and friend, and who serves as Lizzie's mother. New characters include two courtesans, a traumatized houseslave, and a fieldhand who becomes one part of the first official interracial marriage in Horry County, SC.Follow the characters lives as they intersect and dovetail into each other, and as the unexpected consequences of their choices unfold.