Chance Encounter

For young Paris Branch, life as an adult is about to begin and she is ready to leave
the limitations of her small-town life behind.
Carson, Virginia, may be where she was born, but it’s not where she sees her future.
An inbound freshman at Howard University, she has her eyes on a bright, new life
in the nation’s capital where, she will truly blossom into the woman she is destined
to be. She can’t wait to start her journey.
On her way home one night, her car runs out of gas. Stranded, she walks the short
distance to a local filling station. En route, she encounters Billy Weston, a local
boy who has admired her from afar for a while. Just sixteen and still in high school,
Billy lacked the courage to talk to Paris before. But now that he has a chance to be
her hero, he digs deep to find his bravery.
For Billy, it is love at first sight and he realizes that a romance between two people
of different races presents a complication.
In 1965, interracial romance is a dangerous dream to pursue and Paris is resistant to becoming involved with him.
Determined to win her heart, no matter the cost or peril,
Billy romances her with a single-minded pursuit. Despite their differences in
age and race, her future and his present, and the crippling intolerance and racism
their relationship faces, they will fight for their love…together.