The Phoenix Ascends

A historical fiction romance of love and adventure. A young biracial lawyer named John, living in Canada, discovers his grandfather, a plantation owner, has died and left the plantation to Tom, John's father. John goes against his father's wishes and travels to Texas to settle his father's estate. On his way home he frees a woman named Virginia. John and Virginia embark on an adventure to Canada. During their adventure, they meet a couple, James and Martha, who offer them shelter, as well as a plantation owner named Harrison, who is determined to claim Virginia for his own. Most importantly, they discover love.