Katrina's teenage years in a small village, off the Coast of Malabar ends abruptly when she is lured onto a ship by the man she has fallen in love with, and to her horror he sells her as a slave to a wealthy wine farmer in the Cape of South Africa. Katrina's daughter Heart sees her mother die at the unscrupulous hands of her tyrannical master, and revenge cost her dearly. Andre, the master's nephew is the man who Heart had thought loved her but when he abandons her she is devastated and again revenge cost her dearly. The death of her mother and the abandonment catapults Heart into a feud between the man she hates and the man she loves. Their lives turn to touch one another, change direction then grow close time again until they connect and embrace for whatever fate intended to happen. Heart is a strong willed survivor, despite the horror, obstacles and traumas she has to overcome. The terrible secrets that she guards threatens to expose her and destroy her life forever.