Glory Goodman lives with her family, the Bairds, on Stinking Creek, in Northeastern Tennessee. The family, like many families who've lived in this Appalachian conclave for centuries, is tight-knit, and fiercely devoted to a life that features one another. Like her mother and her deceased father, Glory is hot-headed and wild at times, but basically, a good child, who is treading the fine line of womanhood. Most of her family, including her Uncles, Harley and Early, are understanding of her hormonal-driven outbursts, but her mother, Sissy, is intolerant of her ways, which fans the fire of...

Bowman Rafferty was forgiven for what he considered to be a heinous act; the killing of Armandus. However, he never forgave himself for the misdeed, accepting the tragedies in his life as payback for his offense in the bitter cold and foggy forests of the Ardennes. Later, his precious wife and son gave him solace; offering balm for the festering wound in his heart. But they would leave him. He wandered alone in this world, searching for relief from his misery, and his journey led him to the Belgian Congo, where he was befriended, and loved by Catrin. Her love was unrequited though; Bowman was...