Genesis never thought a wounded soldier would collapses in her backyard. He's injured, armed, and doesn't speak a lick of English. She should've turned him in. But sympathy got the best of her. So she helps him instead. As the days pass, Genesis finds herself falling for the man she was never meant to meet-let alone love. But he isn't just any soldier. He's a member of the SSD. The clock is ticking, but his time with her isn't.

Lina Jackson, a beautiful black girl living in the Deep South, struggles to cope with finding her identity amid the racist turmoil that plague Coloreds during that terrible time. Lina not only has to fight for her self in the chaotic streets of Mississippi, but also in the very home that she grew up in. Wanting her Mother's love but never receiving it finds her in a lonely and broken place. As the color of her skin becomes the center of rising tension between her and her Mother, Lina begins to doubt her self-worth and value as a young black girl in the South. Will she ever find her true self as she battles between Color-Struck black people and prejudice whites? Follow Lina on her journey as she transitions from a broken little girl to a strong and driven black woman.