If this whole series existed right now I'd tear through it to the exclusion of everything else
in my life. -Teen Librarian Toolbox The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense
wealth and status in a changing United States their fortune made through the entrepreneurship
of William Davenport a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years
ago. Olivia the beautiful eldest Davenport daughter is ready to do her duty and marry. . .
until charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight sweeps into town and sparks fly. Her
younger sister Helen is more interested in fixing cars than falling in love-unless it's with
her sister's betrothed. Amy-Rose childhood-friend-turned-maid to the Davenport sisters dreams
of opening her own business-and marrying the one man she could never be with Olivia and
Helen's brother John. But Olivia's best friend Ruby also has her sights set on John
Davenport though she can't seem to keep his interest . . . until family pressure has her
scheming to win his heart just as someone else wins hers. Inspired by the real-life story of
the Patterson family The Davenports follows four determined and passionate young Black women
as they discover the courage to steer their own path in life-and love. Deftly written . . . A
dazzling debut. - Kirkus (starred review) The perfect read for fans of escapist historical
fiction. -NBC's TODAY
