The Davenports: More Than This

The anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller featuring escapist romance and a wealthy Black family in 1910s Chicago Like the blazing Chicago sun,the drama is heating up for the Davenports and their social set. Before the summer of 1910 drops its last petalthe livesΓÇöand lovesΓÇöof these four young women will change in ways they never could have imagined: Newly engaged Ruby Tremaine is eagerly planning her wedding to the love of her life when a nasty rumor threatens her reputation and her marriage. Olivia Davenport has committed to the social justice cause and secretly hopes sheΓÇÖll be reunited with dashing lawyer Washington DeWightΓÇöuntil her parents decide sheΓÇÖs to marry someone else. Amy-Rose Shepherd is making her lifelong wish of owning a salon come truebut when an incident forces her to return to Freeport ManorsheΓÇÖs back in the path of John Davenportwho still holds her heart. Helen Davenport is determined to get over her own heartbreak and bring the Davenport Carriage Company into the new centuryeven if it means teaming up with a thrill-seeking racecar driver who just loves to get under her skin. Inspired by the real-life story of the Patterson familyMore Than This is the second book in critically adored Davenports seriesfollowing four empowered and passionate young Black women as they navigate a rapidly changing society and discover the courage to steer their own paths in lifeΓÇöand love. ΓÇ£The Davenport universe has historyhumorand heart baked into it . . . Breezy and fluid prose supports the love-filled merry-go-round of will-they-wonΓÇÖt-they storylines.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöKirkus