April 18, 1906 - A huge earthquake rocks San Francisco and Templeton Morehouse fears her husband is lost forever.
Lines of communication are down and the city in shambles, so the only thing Templeton can do is pray she doesn\'t lose both her daddy and her husband..
He\'s too old for such a trip and ill-equipped for the challenges he will encounter, but he\'s the only hope of saving his daughter\'s happiness.
With the city in flames, Templeton\'s daddy leaves Philadelphia and sets out in search of his son-in-law.
Now, when she is on the verge of having everything she\'s ever wanted, a devastating earthquake has torn across San Francisco and she awakes to discover the father of her baby is missing.
The trips back to Philadelphia become less frequent and she makes foolish choices she will come to regret.
She fully intends to keep that promise, but as her fashions gain popularity, the business grows increasingly more demanding.
To ease the heartbreak of such a move, Templeton promises her family that they will return for a visit every summer.
Despite her family\'s objections, she and John are married and, on their way back to California, before the month is out.
As an aspiring fashion designer, the dazzle of a city called the Paris of the West, with its towering department stores and European couture was too much to resist.
Templeton was not only taken with John Morehouse, but also with his tales of life in San Francisco.
A powerful and compelling story from USA Today bestselling author Bette Lee Crosby Chances were a million to one that a girl born and raised in Philadelphia would encounter a stranger from California on the trolley and fall madly in love, but that\'s what happened.
April 18, 1906 - A huge earthquake rocks San Francisco and Templeton Morehouse fears her husband is lost forever
