For better or for worse, this defined us. Twenty-Two The loss of those lives has irrevocably altered the community tied to Thurston, the estate of Garret Isham. The once dynamic marquess has become something of a recluse as he works tirelessly to develop a plan to heal those affected and assuage a guilty conscience. Mrs. Locke is meeting the challenge of her life in the wake of the same disaster. She is determined to build a life for her family on her own terms and strengthen a community she has come to love. T.H.E.T.A. will challenge both their resolves in unforeseen ways. Will those challenges take them in uncharted directions, helping them meet their goals? Or will the organization's lost leader drag them into deeper darkness? The stakes have never been higher for the women of T.H.E.T.A. Can the ruins be rebuilt? Or will the destruction continue? Sweet and clean historical fiction with a modern twist