They've stuck together through thick and thin. Will a callous warlord sever a connection she cherishes? Tijay longs for acceptance. Growing up as one of the few Black faces in Sweden, she finds shared strength with an Ethiopian pen pal facing the same devastating racism in Ireland. And when both girls are accepted into the same medical school, they become bosom companions who eagerly join Doctors Without Borders to face Sudan's war-torn landscape. Dealing with the chaos of life in a violent nation, Tijay is saddened when her love for a dashing physician suitor ignites hostility in her longtime confidante. But grief becomes horror when her jealous sister-of-the-soul impetuously runs into the arms of a local man with twisted desires. Can she look past the tragic choices and rebuild their shattered trust? Contempt & Trust is the gripping fourth book in Their Hearts' Desires series. If you like enduring relationships, epistolary novels, and global perspectives, then you'll adore Marlene F. Cheng's ode to feminine bonds. Read Contempt & Trust to hold tightly to hope today.