Alexia Ellery Finsdale, San Francisco 1905 — Kathleen Duey

San Francisco, California
July 12, 1905

I pray nothing will go wrong this time...

Alexia Ellery Finsdale loves her father, but he is a smooth-talking con man. For as long as she can remember, they have moved from city to city, chasing his dreams. All too often he has gambled away their rent, lost his job, or decided that leaving was easier than staying and facing his problems.

Now, at Mrs. Tanner's boarding house, Alexia has found her first real home. Must Alexia let her father betray her dearest friend -- or is this the day she will find the courage to follow her own dreams?