Book one in the Stonewycke Trilogy, begins in Scotland in the mid-nineteenth century. Seventeen-year-old Margaret Duncan feels distant from her parents. A distant cousin joins the family and many events happen including a wedding, a conspiracy and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Maggie Duncan is torn between her obligations as a dutiful daughter and her hatred of her father's cruel pursuit of money and power. But on the boundary between childhood and womanhood, Maggie discovers it is not her father who stands in the way of her happiness-it is her own tightly held bitterness. Drawn to a man quietly struggling to overcome his past, Maggie must learn to let go of hatred and embrace divine love and forgiveness....

Allison and Logan Macintyre's marriage has flourished in the intervening years since World War II. Logan is now a distinguished member of the British Parliament. In 1971, a family loss deeply affects all who are connected to the Stonewycke estate, but also marks the beginning of new discoveries that promise to reshape their lives.

Little did Maggie Duncan know how great the sacrifice she would be making. Forty seven years have passed since she was separated from her beloved Scotland and her beloved husband, Ian. More than time and oceans seem to have conspired to keep them apart, but Maggie continues to trust in the Lord and never gives up hope. Through forgiveness and acceptance, she comes to believe that all things happen according to God's will and in His time.