William left town to make a name for himself in the big city to prove himself to his father.  On a trip home he notices that Eliza isn’t the little girl she once was.  In hopes of marrying Eliza off William takes his sister and Eliza to the city.

Eliza’s past comes back to haunt her and could ruin any relationship she could hope to have with the Bennett family.  Can William and Eliza overcome society and a haunted past to be together or will William let society rule his behavior?

I had a hard time getting into Eliza’s Hope through no fault of the author.  Vicki Gaia did a wonderful job with the research and story.  During the timing of Eliza’s Hope wonderful things were happening in the world.  Ms. Gaia did a great job portraying the emotions of the woman’s suffrage movement and society’s reaction to the movement.  There was a part of the story where Eliza is trying to get people interested in the movement and she is attacked by a mob.  I felt as if I was right there with Eliza. 

The part of the story that I really got into was the mystery of Eliza’s past.  Ms. Gaia played that out in a way that keeps you guessing.  I also enjoyed the secondary character or Jewel.  Her love story was almost more entertaining for me than Eliza and Williams’.

All in all Eliza’s Hope was a good story with excellent research and passion for a subject that should be dear to all women’s hearts.