As Jeneil and Peter's relationship continues to grow, so do the problems that accompany its secrecy. Jeneil's fear that gossip will damage what they are building begins to have an adverse effect when Peter doesn't tell his best friend Steve Bradley about Jeneil. His loyalty to Steve (not one of Jeneil's favorite people because he feeds and encourages the gossip around the hospital) almost ends their commitment. It is when Steve's medical future is threatened that Peter steps in along with a reluctant Jeneil to help him that the affair rights itself. While on a shopping trip to Boston, Peter's mother sees Peter, Steve and Jeneil together. She draws the wrong conclusions or did she Did she see something that the three "friends" are blinded to. ****** The Songbird is a story of love, communication, murder, mystery, danger, betrayal, suspense, honesty and dignity, and a look at life and the trials of human relationships. Author Beverly Louise Oliver-Farrell has laid out The Songbird series from beginning to end, stacking one pivotal incident on top of the next. She has carefully interlocked the past, present and future in a not-so-perfect world. The Songbird navigates the reader through a maze of twists, turns and surprises while weaving it's characters and plot points together. Yet the author is able to keep the story's climax a secret until the final pages. ***** A Reader's Review - Lisa Cramer "The Songbird is a TRUE novel. If you are a reader, this is a must and if you are not, by the time you get through with Beverly's Story, you will be for life."