Anne Hamilton was born to a wealthy duke, the piety Duke of Hamilton, James Hamilton. Her mother died when she was eight, leading her and her only sister to grow up among an unstable household. Then the worst occurs, followed by something equally as terrible. Anne only has her sister left. . And they're drifting apart as well. Now, a risky, beady-eyed merchant is trying to get Anne to marry him, and she has barely any strings to pull. When her cousins fall into the mess, she wonders if there is more to it than it seems. Can she learn to trust God with her situations? After everyone closest to her leaves?