crops to the relentless dust storms back home. He is anxious to rekindle his relationship with his brother, but doesn't understand Clarissa's resistance to William. Frank is eager to learn the grape and fruit growing business and hopes his work ethic will please his brother. But he is disturbed to see that William has not held on to the Christian teachings of their mother, but instead is angry and resentful of his drunken father, Frank's step-father. Both parents are deceased, but unpleasant memories linger for both Frank and William, even after William explains he changed his name to be rid of his father's reputation. Clarissa cruelly discovers that you cannot always escape your past. A clandestine meeting is about to test her faith, and expose secrets that could challenge her marriage. Will Clarissa and her husband cling to God's promise for a new beginning? Or be destroyed by tragedies and trials.