In the novel "Love Takes Wing" by Janette Oak, Belinda Davis learns that without friendship, wealth means nothing; just as a life without God can leave one feeling empty and meaningless. In the course of the novel, Belinda allows herself to lose focus on God as she moves to Boston to provide private nursing assistance to an elderly lady. This new life introduces Belinda to wealth, parties, and travel, experiences she never believed that she had gone through. However, she finds herself feeling restless and desperate in her attempt to find her place in a new society. The words of an elderly minister help her to recognize that the reason behind her unhappiness is that she has left God behind in her search for happiness.