Southern Hope

A dying tourist town faces hope, and discouragement when the state promises the idea of overturning the same-sex marriage proposal. Some on the town’s council are outraged, and moving forward proves to have its problems when riots arise, dividing the town right down the middle of Founders Street.
The story follows an ensemble cast of characters, revealing secrets, personal tragedies, and small triumphs.
Can the local LGBT members step forward and take pride in their community, and can friendships survive the notion of love? The answer centers on the success of the Rainbow Falls Pride Festival Committee.

Leona Zimmerman is one of the first transgender university research biologists in New England, whose innovative scientific work and Spiritual insights are well ahead of her time. Everything in her life was going as planned until her brother presumably committed suicide. When she returned home to lay him to rest, she soon discovered his place of employment was actually a front for human trafficking, sex-slavery, and illegal arms sales. She knew then that there was more to her brother’s death than what she was told. But what?