Overview

When Lissa arrives in New Mexico,, Granny is recovering from a mild illness. Her artist friend, Jimmy, picks Lissa up from the airport. Though their attraction to one another is immediate, Lissa refuses to be tempted into romance with a man in Jimmy's occupation. She has been influenced by her mother to believe anyone in a creative job has the potential for ruin and starvation. These childhood teachings drove Lissa to actions for which she now carries a guilty secret. Consequently, Although he Jimmy is handsome and considerate, Lissa is wary of Jimmyhim, and feels it is better to have a husband with a secure job than one who is at the mercy of public trends.Jimmy is determined not to fall for another committed career woman, and risk chance the pain of breaking up, as he did with his former fiancé. Taking second place to his wife's work is not what he wants in a marriage. In addition, he takes his faith seriously and worries about Lissa's ambivalent relationship with God.