Evangelist Timothy Locker is an outspoken abolitionist with a passion for winning souls as well as helping fugitive slaves. When Haven Haywood, daughter of a slaveholder, unexpectedly appears on the scene during the rescue of an injured slave who escaped from Cheapside Auction Block, Timothy’s heart is instantly smitten. But it’s not long into their courtship that differing views on slavery come between them. When Cheapside threatens Timothy’s friend, the slave preacher Micah, Haven must decide where her loyalties lie.