A social outcast and street person at the age of 17, Elise Fontaine followed her dreams and never looked back. Talented in way she had yet to discover, she took what life offered her with emotional maturity and determination. Her code of ethics kept her helping others. Her passion about her work made her some enemies but many more friends. Her creative genius gave rise to accusations of sabotage and accolades from the powers that be. What more could a young woman ask of life? Ahh, that's the rub. She wanted someone to love her for herself, and endured both kidnapping and heartbreak in the attempt to find that man.