Jessie Renfro, forced to become a governess by her father's death in the Civil War, becomes a spy for the South. Finding her beauty stands in the way of keeping a position, she disguises herself. She finds herself in a Christian home and in love with a wounded Union soldier and learns to understand real love.

A few centuries before Noah's flood, Hod, a teenaged boy destined to rid the world of the nephilim, giants born of fallen angels and human women, sets out on his mission. On his way, he combats many enemies and finds friends to help him.

Hod and his friends from Quest for Eden: The Mission must hide the healing water of the secret fifth river to come from the Garden of Eden before it falls into the hands of the evil nephilim. On the way they face the plotting serpent who tempted Eve and now wants to return to the Garden for the fruit from the tree of life.

The Tree of Life is the third and final book in the Quest for Eden trilogy. In this book Hod and his friends must stop Kron, the king of the nephilim, from getting into the Garden of Eden and stealing the fruit from the Tree of Life. Once again they must battle Dracon, the great serpent who tempted Eve, and deal with the defection of one of their members. As the group of young people concludes their final mission, they bring about the destruction of the evil giants and make the world safe for humanity in the centuries before the great flood.