Christian romantic suspense

The Angel of Second Street

by Barbara Tifft Blakey

In 1884 Eureka, California, privileged Ida begins reaching beyond the boundaries of respectable society to help women trapped in prostitution and to befriend a Chinese housekeeper facing entrenched prejudice. Her choices draw the attention of Blaine, who is attracted to both her compassion and her refusal to accept the community's easy divisions. As anti-Chinese hostility intensifies and unrest threatens Chinatown, private acts of mercy become entangled with public danger. This historical romance places a developing relationship against racial tension, social reform, and a heroine determined to treat marginalized neighbors as people rather than problems.