Her life has turned into a nightmare. Her wedding is nearing, and Crystal is petrified of the future she sees lurking around the corner. Keith Deane is a dashing young man with cold eyes and a colder heart. If a future with Keith isn't terrifying enough, sharing a life with his mother and sisters is. Her attempt to remove herself from the engagement has dire consequences. As war nears, Kentucky and its citizens find themselves caught in the middle. With fine horseflesh and a lifetime of experience in the saddle, Crystal's cousin Bobby is convinced war will bring him glory. He joins the cavalry led by John Morgan and settles into the life and chivalry of a cavalryman. For Crystal war brings destruction, death, hunger and hope. She is faced with a life she could never imagine. The price she must pay is high. Crystal loses herself and the life she had known so she can survive the present. Her future has no place in this new world that sweeps across the land. As the war wears on reality sets in, and the horrors begin to haunt those who survive. Justin is a member of Morgan's cavalry and he knows the war is turning against the South. His endless nights and days are haunted by the past and fear for the future. Destruction spreads, lives are lost as the Civil War rages. Supplies diminish, and the haggard armies continue pushing through the battles, hunger, and illnesses. After years of tenacious fighting can the darkened souls of the survivors find peace?