A spirited librarian with a hidden heritage...An ambitious attorney with his own view of the law...The 1879 Trial of Standing Bear...What begins as a quest for legal equity becomes a search for identity. Dangerous prejudice, political intrigue, an unstable Indian agent, and the subtle differences between justice and the law confront Lise and Zach as they discover smoldering love and a shared passion for changing the world. Now they must accept change in themselves.