Orphaned at the age of four, Naga Pious was taken in by her uncle. Four years later

she was propelled on destiny's path when she was captured by slave-runners from

Africa, taken on board a ship bound for America and forced to endure months of

dreadful conditions along with hundreds of other captives. She narrowly escaped

being sold on the auction block when Adam Carter, a Virginia plantation owner,

discovered her nearly dead body behind an old shed. The child stole the Carter's

hearts and they christened her with a new name - Grace. After losing their only

child to scarlet fever, Adam and Louise absorb Grace into their family as one of their

own.

As Grace grew into a beautiful young woman, she caught the attention of Nicolau

Santos, a native of Portugal, from a neighboring plantation. There was only one

problem - he had been captured and sold into slavery.