After the Civil War, Delilah and Jameson Hartford return to their plantation in the south in an attempt to help rebuild it and save their people and an unfriendly town after the ravages of war. They are challenged with a myriad of complications, including: rekindled old flames, familiar biases, hostile outside forces, a devastating plague and a deranged murderer all within a distraught and sometimes vicious environment. Each new trial strains their resolve and love for each other. Can they succeed against such overwhelming odds? Freedom and love require sacrifices few individuals will endure.