Even though she is the plantation owner’s daughter, Arabella finds a friend in Sam, and is unaware that she should not. Her parents do not forbid her, but they also do not approve.

The owner of Cunningham Plantation, he is fiercely protective of his family. When given a chance to save Sam’s life, he instead hunts him down—with devastating results.

A traveler, her Romani heritage brings fortunes forth and delivers her horse-drawn caravan into Forge with the new moon.