Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad: Comprising Many Thrilling Incidents of the Escape of Fugitives from Slavery, and the Perils of Those Who Aided Them (1879)

Joining her friends, Maria Diaz and Rhannon Estrella, for a vacation in a quaint village in France along the Mediterranean Sea, Catherine LaRue was wondering why she agreed to the trip. The moment she arrived, she felt like a fifth wheel. While waiting in the lobby for her friends to arrive, her interest perked up as she watched a handsome man check into the same hotel. Coincidentally, the handsome man she saw that day was also a friend of Maria’s who introduced himself as Cory Vann. Despite Rhannon’s instant dislike to Cory, Maria continued with her silly plan of trying to play matchmaker to Catherine and Cory. It turned out to be futile as they came together without her meddling. Everything was going along just fine until one morning Catherine went off alone and took a fall. That fall would forever change her life-and that of her friends.