Trained as a mercenary soldier, Darius Laris was a man of decisive action. He was also a man of compassion. Seeing a young slave woman about to become the spoils of war, he claimed her for his own. Marrying her before God and king, he made her a free and respectable soldier’s wife.

Brice Ashlyn was born a slave. Abused and beaten, she learned quickly to avoid being noticed and to stay away from men. When her master’s walls fell to enemy forces, she ran, but not fast enough. In Darius’ offer she found deliverance, but experience had taught her to fear power such as his. Could she trust in his protection, or had she traded one form of slavery for another?

Six Years Later... - Kyle, Liam, Austin, Kristy, Dawn, and Claudia formed a close knit group and did almost everything together. At the first member's high school graduation, the friends promised to keep in touch and get together again after they finished college. The boys, Kyle, Liam, and Austin, kept in touch and occasionally got together to go on trips. The girls, Kristy, Dawn and Claudia, stayed close and got together much more often. Until one cold afternoon in early November six years after they had parted ways.

Kristy's Wedding - After "Six Years Later..." the friends kept in close touch with each others' lives. Austin and Claudia got married a year later on a snowy November evening. Liam and Dawn are continuing to be evasive about their wedding plans, but Kyle and Kristy's deadline is looming closer. "Kristy's Wedding" picks up our friends' story six months after Austin and Claudia's dazzling wedding. It begins on a warm June day...