Forbidden love, stolen letters and a war. While it seems as if the world is trying to keep this couple apart, they will prove love is stronger than any force. Laura Mae knows her heart but she knows her father's heart too. While her plans include the orphan boy Eugene Whitmer, a choice could not be more forbidden in her father's eyes. Instead, he suggests the hardworking farm boy, Philip Dreyer. When war threatens everything Laura Mae knows, she must make a decision as to who would be harder to lose, her family or the love of her life.