The Civil War has ended, the South lies in ruins... Young Charlotte King had to take responsibility for the family and the home herself – her father was killed, her mother is mortally ill, and her brother returned from the...
war wounded in spirit and body. Worse still, the King family has gained a powerful enemy – a wealthy usurer intent on taking their farm and all the remaining harvest for a pittance. Drowned in a sea of problems, the girl does not even consider marriage. But fate has its own plans – love finds her, and together the lovers are capable of overcoming any difficulties.
The Civil War has ended, the South lies in ruins... Young Charlotte King had to take responsibility for the family and the home herself – her father was killed, her mother is mortally ill, and her brother returned from the war wounded in spirit and body. Worse still, the King family has gained a powerful enemy – a wealthy usurer intent on taking their farm and all the remaining harvest for a pittance. Drowned in a sea of problems, the girl does not even consider marriage. But fate has its own plans – love finds her, and together the lovers are capable of overcoming any difficulties.