When Connie and Eva first meet, they discover they're from the feuding Maxwell and Dixon families. But as they embark on their nurses' training, they can't deny their natural bond of friendship. As their lives intertwine, Connie starts courting Eva's brother, Roger. Yet in her heart, Connie holds a torch for local artist and free-spirit Eugene, although a dark memory from her past overshadows her chance of happiness. Together the two women are determined to discover the secrets that have kept their families at war for so long. But can their friendship survive the shocking truth?

"When Connie and Eva first meet, they discover they're from the feuding Maxwell and Dixon families. But as they embark on their nurses' training, they can't deny their natural bond of friendship. As their lives intertwine, Connie starts courting Eva's brother, Roger. Yet in her heart, Connie holds a torch for local artist and free-spirit Eugéne, although a dark memory from her past overshadows her chance of happiness. Together the two women are determined to discover the secrets that have kept their families at war for so long. But can their friendship survive the shocking truth?"--Publisher description.