Elise Toussaint Hearne thought her devestating secret was safe--after all, her dark hair and complexion could mean she had French ancestry. But that did little to save her when it ws discovered that her deceased mother was a runaway quadroon. Disowned and shamed by the Hearn family, Elise and her baby find themselves ontheir way to the wild frontier of Texas--as slaves. When Elise inadvertently meets Benjamin Sinclair, a firey evangelist determined to convert the lawless Texans, their lives become intertwined in the midst of tragedy--shattering their fragile existence and forcing them to discover the faith that sustains. This volume also includes the full-length novel Heaven's Road, the story of Micah Sinclair, the reckless but courageous stepson of Elise
