The Phoenix Ascends

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 a woman named 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 love 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.