A Worthy Pursuit

The plot turns on a pursuit with a moral reversal. Charlotte Atherton is a teacher who has taken charge of a child and is moving to keep her safe, and Stone Hammond is a tracker employed to find them. The novel's hinge is his discovery of what the situation actually is, which converts the chase into a different kind of obligation and repositions both characters.

Witemeyer writes inspirational historical romance, and the book's emphasis on guardianship rather than on abduction is what distinguishes the premise. Thorndike Press produces large-print editions for the library market. The pursuit is resolved by information rather than by force, which is the point the title makes. The reversal is what the book is for: Stone is sent to return the child to a grandfather who wants her, and what he finds instead is a teacher who took her because her mother's dying wishes left her no other choice. Witemeyer writes inspirational historical romance, and the resolution arrives through the truth of the situation rather than through a chase, with the guardianship rather than the pursuit carrying the moral weight.