A young woman makes a choice between seeking help or damaging her political career. See how her tragic choice affects the people around her.
Set in Washington, DC and the US island territory of St. Croix, Return to Contentment is the coming of age story of Hope Taylor. Growing up in Contentment, a small, close-knit community in St. Croix , Hope is a feisty, energetic, beauty who develops an early interest in public service.
When Hope arrives on the Howard University campus in Washington, DC her freshman year, she meets Wes Carter, a former Army Sergeant but soon, she will turn her sights on the political insider Trent Williams. After a brief courtship, Hope marries Trent in a lavish ceremony in St. Croix . All of Contentment attend the wedding and cheer their beloved daughter. Hope is not aware that although on the surface Trent appears to be a successful attorney and political advisor to Washington ’s elite, underneath he is a functional manic depressive with dark secrets from his childhood.
Hope has a choice to make. She can choose to seek help or continue the charade in order to prevent a public relations nightmare. Her choice will forever change her life and the lives of the people around her.