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In 1898 British Columbia, the Villeneuve homestead stands as a symbol of wealth, discipline, and unspoken fear. When Marie-Hélène de Villeneuve returns home, she expects another winter of social obligations and polite distance from her cold, domineering father. Instead, she finds Julia Rose Alexander - a young Black woman forced into servitude to repay an impossible family debt.
What begins as a spark of compassion grows into a connection neither woman expects. But affection between them is forbidden, dangerous, and punishable by ruin. Marie-Hélène risks her inheritance, her reputation, and her place in society. Julia risks everything she has ever known.
In a house ruled by power, silence, and secrets, the smallest act of tenderness could cost them their lives - or set them free.