Religious fiction: Dennell Richards, who was orphaned young and partly reared by her grandparents and partly by her mother's friend, inherits from her grandfather, and later from an uncle who she didn't know existed. She isn't sure that she wants the inheritances because of her religious beliefs. Also, the boy she thought of as a brother as they grew to adulthood together, now wants to marry her. She and her family are against this union. In the process for deciding what to do about her inheritances, Dennell has many new experiences such as changing careers, developing new relationships and nearly losing her life.