Anne contemplated the closing chapters of childhood in her eldest offspring. She sighed acknowledging the natural passing of time, "It's the way it was meant to be. We have them for what seems like only a moment, and then we have to help them cross the threshold into adulthood." Such is the case with Sammy, Sarah, and Shelly. Just when Samuel and Anne Bellamy think their new life on the old estate has fallen into place, Samuel makes a shocking discovery that again changes the dynamic of their family. In response to an early pregnancy test box he finds in the garbage, Samuel makes several impetuous and incorrect assumptions in his quest to find the origination of the box as well as the actual test itself. False accusations, an embarrassing series of errors in judgment, and a knee-jerk reaction to the truth leaves him at odds with his children and creates a schism between his eldest daughter and the love of her life. Enter Aunt Vivian to bring clarity to a difficult situation and to surprise the family with a revelation that none of them see coming... well, except maybe for Uncle Carl and Aunt Edith. Lost loves, new loves, love unrequited, and love rekindled, all culminate with the birth of the next generation of Bellamys in Rite of Passage, Book 2 in the Bellamy series.