Pennsylvania, 1831. Jane Foster is a woman of uncommon honesty and convictions, married to a scoundrel who didn't deserve her. Wrongly accused of her husband's murder, she is forced to turn to Daniel Colton, a notorious big-city lawyer with a renegade style of justice. He's drawn to this woman whose idealism and faith illuminate the dark cynicism that's threatening his career.As a scandal of lust, betrayal, honor and vengeance unfolds, shattering the quiet peace of a tiny town, Jane and Daniel are plunged into the depths of uncharted emotions, awakening passion and bittersweet love. Jane has no choice but to trust Daniel with her life, unaware he must harness all the love in his heart to save her, even if doing so forces him to shatter their precious hopes for a future together.