This sweepingly entertaining epic begins with the Great Depression and ends with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, with a spellbinding tale of love, hate, deception and murder woven in between. Tycoon Jake McGowan is controlled and duped by the woman he marries. Haughty Amanda McGowan destroys any chance of happiness for herself or anyone else. Abandoned and scared, Ellen Gibson gives up something precious. Gifted and talented, Jenny McGowan brings the violin to life. Rancher Isaac Rheinhart captures the love of a woman just when he loses everything. Young, ambitious Jim Gibson gets his dreams handed to him on a platter, only to have them shattered by a dark secret. Rich, arrogant Garret Davenport learns a lesson in humility when a young girlas incredible talent brings his senses to life. Fiery Margarita Alvarez is determined not to like the gringos, so she never expected to fall in love with one