Abandoned by her fiancé on her wedding day, Jocelyn Morgan doesn't yield. Instead, she chooses an unexpected path: marrying into Evercrest Manor and becoming the nominal elder to her heartless ex. She faces a cold shoulder, stepson's torment, and sisters-in-law's schemes. Her birth mother's death is revealed, connected to Evercrest Manor's past. She and her husband unite against conspiracy. They settle grudges, carving out a new world.
