Ivy and Wild Roses begins with two girls crossing the Atlantic in 1869 to come to America... Ivy Johnston and her family choose to stay in New York. While employed at the Stonehill Mansion, Ivy meets the handsome Alex Stonehill and the dashing Skyler Holmes. Mary Chadoin and her family travel to the coal fields of Illinois where Mary befriends Isaiah, a young man of color; learns life experience with Manny Beauvier and meets Daniel Winters. Follow the heartaches and happiness of Mary and Ivy through the pages of Ivy and Wild Roses, the first in a series. - Christian Historical Romance -