"If I can't have Malcolm, I will be mistress of Montclair!"A woman of passion and pride, Garnet Cameron is thwarted in her plan to marry Malcolm Montrose, the man of her childhood dreams, when he claims a Northern bride. In a reckless rebound Garnet becomes his brother's wife, and the lives of all four are forever intertwined at Montclair, the magnificent ancestral home of the Montrose family.Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil War South, Garnet's indomitable spirit and faith emerge, forged in the fires of war and suffering.