With the death of her father, Jo-Beth, her brother and their mother, Johanna, move in with relatives in town. There, Johanna makes a living sewing her exquisite quilts and Jo-Beth discovers a special friend. Kind, thoughtful, and deep, Wesley Rutherford draws Jo-Beth like a magnet and their attachment to one another becomes strong. Strong enough to make their future together seem certain, until the Civil War forces a decision that places Wes at odds with friends and family. Can their love survive a war that will rend a nation in two?
