In a short time, Victoria Madeline Mary Waverly, a sophisticated lady of noble birth, brought up in the traditions of the best southern families, had to marry twice. The first time was to save my parents and sisters from hunger and poverty into which the war had plunged them. It was a short marriage without love, Victoria despised and hated the cruel scoundrel, her husband, but the pride of a true southern lady reliably protected her heart from suffering. She loved her second husband, Jacob Surratt, with all her heart. And her heart was broken when Victoria found out that Jake didn't need love! His soul is full of hatred, he returned to his native land to avenge the death of his father and mother, to return his ancestral lands, and marriage with Victoria is only a means to achieve these goals. The old Victoria, a gentle southerner, could have come to terms with the pitiful fate that a merciless fate had in store for her. But life in the wild lands has left nothing of her the same... The Lady from the West is quite capable of challenging fate!