The year is 1838. The place is Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The country is struggling to recover from the deep financial crisis of the previous year and South Carolina is no different. Vast acreages of rice, cotton, tobacco and indigo disguise the worries of planters as even the wealthiest strive to earn a profit while crop prices plummet. Beautiful, precocious Jenna Leanne Stewart continues to live a sheltered, comfortable existence amidst this economic uncertainty until one spring evening when her stepbrother approaches her with shocking news. His inheritance from her stepfather is gone and he has sold their home to cover his debts. Forsaken by her stepbrother, Jenna has no one to turn to and nowhere to go. With precious little time to evaluate her circumstances, Jenna remains at Warren Oaks to serve the new master. From the onset, Jenna finds Bryce Landon to be as brash and arrogant as he is handsome and charming. As he takes control as master of Warren Oaks, much of the stability lost after her stepfather's death three years earlier returns to the household. But what is his price for providing such peace and security? This story will keep you engrossed throughout Jenna's struggle to find truth, love and happiness.