"Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart. As battles rage around her, she watches her life as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. Will her actions and decisions push her even farther from those she loves? When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape?"--Author's...

"Dark clouds and chaos descend lower upon America as the war rages around them -- threatening all they hold dear. Carrie & Robert are once more pulled apart, and Carrie finds herself the target of a hostile group of men determined to stop her from providing medical care to black residents of Richmond. How long can she continue to save other people's lives at the risk of her own? Riots erupt in the North, threatening those she loves, and she is pulled...

"America struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. Promises will be broken, and everyone you have grown to love will be asked to pay a high price to make freedom for the slaves more than just a mockery. Robert fights to emerge from the darkness as Carrie risks everything to bring him back to her. Moses is offered the opportunity of a lifetime, while Rose returns to her roots with a dream that will change everything. Matthew...

"Carrie and her housemates battle cholera in Philadelphia. Her world is turned upside down when she discovers the truth of her heritage. Will it completely change her path? Robert watches his dreams fade before his eyes when he refuses to align himself with southern beliefs after the war. Rose has to face down a new threat, and Moses is forced to step into the role he has avoided. Janie has agreed to marry Matthew, but can she actually move beyond...

Carrie, Janie and Matthew, Moses and Rose, Jeremy and Marietta, and Abby continue to rebuild their lives and fulfill their dreams in Richmond, Virginia and elsewhere, all as they adjust to life during the American Reconstruction.

Follow the continuing struggles and triumphs of Carrie, Moses and Rose, Susan, Thomas and Abby, and Marietta and Jeremy as they work to rebuild their lives as America continues to struggle with post-Civil War realities.

Another chapter in the lives of Carrie, Janie, Rose and Moses, Florence Robinson, and Felicia as they work to rebuild their lives in Virginia during the United States' Reconstruction.

Racial tensions boil over into violence and murder during the Philadelphia elections. Carrie, Janie and Florence join hands with the clinic to work together once more. When everyone just wants a simple, clear future, each person finds they must hold on the the hope that each dawn brings.