The lure of the nineteenth-century gold rush calls to Erik as he and Anna, his Aleutian bride, set sail for a new life together in Sitka. Anna fights her fears and the prejudice of others, while growing her newfound faith in the white man’s God. Together they discover joy as well as heartache in the Alaskan wilderness. But will Erik’s love of gold put all they’ve worked so hard for in jeopardy?