Genevieve Melbourne; a knowledgeable, handsome, and refined woman, with a loving family. She was only one-in-twenty and of gentle spirits, always enjoying her Shakespearean novels along with the writings of her own. Within the midst of a few years, fate decided that her life would no longer be as elegant and amiable as most would consider accustomed. Her life took a turn for the worst. Will Genevieve be strong enough to fight through the hardships that life has to offer? Will she be weakened by a broken heart? Will this destruction be the mending of past relations or the twisting of morality?