Nola Rain’s life is soon to be forever changed. She loses her husband in a tragic mining accident and is left alone and pregnant with their son. Just as she is dealing with the loss of Milo, her husband, she is slapped with further devastation and life altering news. In this tale of love, romance, and adventure, Nola Rain goes from rags to riches and must survive and adapt to the world of privilege that her husband left behind — and she knew nothing about it! As Nola is learning and discovering all about the secrets her husband left in his past, someone is trying to catch up with Nola’s present, and possibly her future. If she isn’t careful, this sinister character may try to take away all that Nola has recently acquired. And this someone will stop at nothing to get it.

With the rain a special quiet descends upon the people of New Orleans. The busy city pauses--simpler struggles replace the hustle and bustle. Life dissolves into neighborhood water colors. In these somber times there are moments to reflect, appreciate bucolic scenes, to splash across water puddles.

SELECTED BY THE LITERARY GUILD "Extraordinary...If you take up no other novel this year, or next, this one will suffice to hold, to disturb, to enlighten and to inspire you." NEWSDAY Early in this century, rivers of oil were found beneath Oklahoma land belonging to Indian people, and beautiful Grace Banket became the richest person in the Territory. But she was murdered by the greed of white men, and the Graycloud family, who cared for her daughter, began dying mysteriously. Letters sent to Washington, D.C. begging for help went unanswered, until at last a Native American government official, Stace Red Hawk, traveled west to investigate. What he found has been documented by history: rampant fraud, intimidation, and murder. But he also found something truly extraordinary--his deepest self and abiding love for his people, and their brave past.

November issue includes abridged index to yearly volume.