Orphaned at the age of four, Naga Pious was taken in by her uncle. Four years later
she was propelled on destiny's path when she was captured by slave-runners from
Africa, taken on board a ship bound for America and forced to endure months of
dreadful conditions along with hundreds of other captives. She narrowly escaped
being sold on the auction block when Adam Carter, a Virginia plantation owner,
discovered her nearly dead body behind an old shed. e child stole the Carters'
hearts and they christened her with a new name - Grace. After losing their only
child to scarlet fever, Adam and Louise absorb Grace into their family as one of their
own.
As Grace grew into a beautiful young woman, she caught the attention of Nicolau
Santos, a native of Portugal, from a neighboring plantation. ere was only one
problem - he had been captured and sold into slavery.