How long do you hold on to hope? Danica Greene has always hated flying, so it was almost laughable that the boy of her dreams was a pilot. She married him anyway and together, she and Etsell settled into a life where love really did seem to conquer all. Danica is firmly rooted on the ground in Blackhawk, the small town in northern Iowa where they grew up, and the wide slashes of sky that stretch endlessly across the prairie seem more than enough for Etsell.  But when the opportunity to spend three weeks in Alaska helping a pilot friend presents itself, Etsell accepts and their idyllic world is turned upside down. It’s his dream, he reveals, and Danica knows that she can’t stand in the way. Ell is on his last flight before heading home when his plane mysteriously vanishes shortly after takeoff, leaving Danica in a free fall. Etsell is gone, but what exactly does gone mean? Is she a widow? An abandoned wife? Or will Etsell find his way home to her?

Idgie Says:
This is the story of two people who do love each other, but perhaps not for reasons that make a good marriage.  They are very different in what they want and believe and each has begun to live their own lives without consulting the other.. whether they realize it or not. 

They each want to maintain a strong love ... or is it that they want to maintain control? 

When Etsell dissappears, and it's discovered that he wasn't alone in that plane, not only does Danica need to discover if he's alive, but she needs to find out what he was up to and how this will affect the rest of her life.  IF...she finds him alive.

A story filled with the angst of marriage and all of it's trials.