To honor his wifes death-bed wish, William Brock had sent his impulsive, gangly, rabbit-shooting, tomboyish fourteen-year-old daughter, Hannah, to Boston to live with her aunt and to attend Boston Finishing School. In 1827, four years later, Hannah returns to Arkansas Post as a beautiful, poised and gracious young lady. She meets a handsome, elusive stranger who sends her emotions reeling, involves herself with the problems of a childhood friend and takes on a ruthless banker who is out to destroy her. She quickly realizes she must combine the best of both her worlds to survive in the currently evolving structure of Arkansas Post.