"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
