Hush Now

When Rebecca Montgomery, daughter of wealthy plantation owner Grafton Montgomery, falls in love with Ruth, a slave, her life is turned upside down. Their journey of self-discovery takes place in a historical period of the imagination-one filled with vibrant characters, intrigue, danger, and the underlying theme of hope. 


Touching and humorous, this story takes a look not at what was, but what might have been. 


The seeds of this idea were planted at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. We looked out the window and tried to imagine a time in history when people chose to settle this rugged, Godforsaken terrain. 


Enthralled by the enigmatic desert landscape, we began our fantastical adventure. The view inspired a conversation that evoked the question, what if? That question catapulted us to a place in history that provided an intriguing and complex backdrop for our story. What if you had been a slave and I a plantation owner's daughter? The thought was horrifying, yet intriguing. 


Hush Now is a love story, a tale about secrets that might never have been told, had we not allowed our imaginations to run wild... 


Bonnie Lee Ann Harrison chose her penname L. A. Green to combine her name with the book's cocreator, Gleycia Green. 


Canadian-born Harrison has a BA Honours in performance theatre from the University of Winnipeg and an MFA in theatre performance from the University of Florida. After graduate school, she worked professionally as an actor and was Director of Education at the Hippodrome State Theatre in Gainesville, Florida. She currently teaches in Jacksonville, Florida, and lives with her partner; her dogs, Pookie and Nan; and the dogs' nemesis, Kit.