Set in 1916 in rural Rockford, Ohio, Eliza becomes angry with God when her prayers for her mother's healing are not answered and Eliza's mother dies in agony. Forced to drop out of school to assume her mother's chores, Eliza sees her dream of attending nurse's college disappearing. A chance encounter brings Eliza face-to-face with a man she secretly loves. He points her to a learning path where her dreams can be realized. Lost in a blizzard, her life is saved by a mysterious man whom she is forced to marry.

Set on the cusp of World War 1, her new husband enlists on their wedding day, leaving Eliza in the clutches of a handsome doctor with carnal designs on her. Will Eliza give in or will she hunt until she finds the straight path home?

Subjects addressed in "Hunt the Straight Path Home" is the transition young adults make when they must go from their parents' faith to their own, anger at God, prayers that go unanswered, abortion and underprivileged or handicapped children, when to separate from parental authority, sexual harassment in the workplace, exploitation of children, and other contemporary subjects.