title: Private Pursuits
author: Sparks, Laverty
description: On the highway of life, it’s hard to tell where a trip will lead by just looking at one end.Macey Burris wants out. Away from rural Illinois, her meager part-time job, single motherhood, and sacrifices. But she’ll have to address the missteps, mishaps, and mistakes stalling her journey to freedom. Those setbacks won’t be easy to relinquish. And when an unexpected love interest detours her, she must courageously choose to stay the course or give in to salvation.Each character is individually trapped, lost in a prison of their own making or unsustainable circumstance. Separately, he or she has mapped out their own personal destination. Yet there are no quick fixes, revealing the hearts, minds, and struggles to be human in a flawed world. Collectively, each party struggles with a panorama of thwarted desire, desperation, hope, loss and ruin, all setting their sights on the road ahead.