After giving birth to a son with dominant African traits, a white Southern enslaver must decide if she’ll hold onto her bigotry at the cost of her heart.

When Caroline Gibson marries Reverend John Mattocks, she leaves behind her privileged life, which she finds easier than leaving behind her prejudice. While all she knows is to be served, John lives to serve others. Scorning his family’s wealth and slavery practices, he chooses to follow his conscience to become an abolitionist preacher.

After Caroline gives birth to a son of African heritage, she and John must face their vastly different beliefs. Can their love find deeper roots in forgiveness and acceptance, or will their marriage mirror the Civil War and end in strife and turmoil?

This dramatic story of love, faith, and family bonds is based on true events of the author’s great-great-great-grandparents in coastal North Carolina.