How significant is love? Is your life worth risking for it? John, a biracial Canadian lawyer living in the Victorian era, faces a difficult decision when he travels to Texas to settle his father's estate and encounters Virginia. Upon learning of his deceased grandfather's will, John Livingston defies his father's wishes and travels to Texas to sell the inherited plantation. In Texas, John rescues Virginia, a woman he meets, but their loove is threatened by Harrison Connell, a plantation owner who wants her. John and Virginia's adventure to Canada is threatened by Harrison Connell's pursuit, leaving John to weigh the value of love against his life.