In the wake of a devastating tragedy, Copper Brown on Troublesome Creek. Yet she feels as dilapidated as the farm she inherited from her father, and Copper finds that neither her life nor her home are what they once were. Desperate to rekindle the easy faith she had as a child, she searches for peace and God's direction in the serenity of the mountains.

A skilled midwife, Copper devotes her heart to ministering to the women of eastern Kentucky, but she's also drawn to John Pelfrey – a long-lost sweetheart. She once believed she would never love again, but Copper begins to give her heart to John, only to discover that he's hiding something from her – a secret be buried at Torrent Falls. A secret that continues to haunt him and threatens to keep them apart . . . .