Jacques, Cleo, and the humans they own -- Kate Forrest and her son, Jeremy -- move to a beautiful beach house in White Sands, Alabama, left to Kate by a distant relative. --- {Excerpt from back cover.}

While the armies of the North and South march to wage the Battle of Gettysburg, Mark Rocklin lies dying. His wish to be reunited with his estranged daughter comes true when a young blockade runner tracks her down. But the plot thickens when Allyn learns she must be married to inherit her father's estate.