Alexandria moves to the big city to pursue love and a more exciting lifestyle. She dates a rich, sophisticated and good-looking doctor and waits patiently for him to propose to her. But her city-slick Mr. Perfect turns out to be Mr. Not So Perfect after all. She stumbles upon one heart-wrenching betrayal after the other before she ends up in the hospital and forced to reconsider her life choices. Mr. Right is waiting in the wings. Will she recognize him? Elizabeth, her husband, and her children run through icy streams and hide in damp cold caves to hide from slave catchers and their blood hound dogs. Although Elizabeth is suffering from extreme cramps and heavy menses, they're determined to protect their family and get to a safe house. Although one of her children was conceived during a rape by their master, they protect that child as much as they do their own biological love begotten children. This romantic suspenseful novel weaves a historical saga throughout a contemporary story depicting struggles women have faced during two different eras. In the end, they make bold decisions for themselves and their families in order for them to live life with dignity and love - love that has tested their values, strengths, discipline and dreams.