Amy was shocked. This warred with everything Sarah had been taught by her parents and by most of her teachers at the Adventist Academy. Not all of her instructors had adhered to the religion’s tenets, however. Sarah had also confessed to Anne that she had lost her virginity to one of her professors. No one else knew, and it had been a shock when the man seduced her.

As lovely as she was, Sarah lived a conflicted life. lolShe wanted to be a good mother and have new experiences and a relationship with a man who showed his affection for her. And she wanted to be a “good” woman. She...