Arkansas farmer's wife Maggie Tyrrell Whitcomb is caught up in the tides of the Civil War as her brothers choose opposing sides, and she seeks solace in the arms of mysterious drifter.

After discovering that his beloved, Linette Sanders, had wed another, Confederate officer Hunter Tyrrell swears off love and tries to rebuild his life, until Linette reappears and reveals the dark secret that had forced her into a loveless marriage