Depicts a gifted music student's revolt against the authority of his parents and teachers

Being in love with Patrick Pennington isn't easy. With his all-consuming passion for music, and his desperate need for freedom, Ruth isn't sure there's room for her in his life. Will he ever love and need her in return?

After nine months in prison, Patrick Pennington returns to pick up the pieces of his musical career and his relationship with his girlfriend Ruth. But he's faced with an unexpected emotional crisis: Ruth is pregnant, and he's about to become a father...

After her mother dies, Marion and her father live quietly together, and she pours all her emotions into caring for a beautiful, abandoned church near her home. When she meets Patrick Pennington (featured in several other books by Peyton), she is plunged into an emotional tangle which seems to contain an element of the supernatural.