About the book: 2024 / The Civil War has ended, the South lies in ruins... Young Charlotte King had to take responsibility for her family and home herself - her father died, her mother was terminally ill, and my brother came back from the war crippled in body and soul. And worse, the King family has a powerful enemy - a rich moneylender who intends to take over their farm and all the remaining harvest for a pittance. Immersed in the abyss of problems, the girl does not even think about marriage. But fate has its own plans for everything - love finds it itself, and together lovers are able to overcome any difficulties.