The Le Veq family was a proud, prominent black New Orleans family until their fortune was plundered in the chaos of the Civil War. It's the charge of former Union Major Raimond Le Veq to restore the lost wealth of his family. When Raimond's mother inexplicably chooses Sable Fontaine as his bride-to-be, Raimond doesn't know if he will ever be able to trust her, because she betrayed him during the war.
