Storm Stoneham was born out of wedlock, an illegitimate child, so they say, and she'll never be treated any differently in her town of Westledge. Unless she does as her despicable grandmother Victoria asks and marries a man like Whitney Barrister III; a lawyer with class, status and who can provide a proper life for her.Storm decides she's not only going to marry a man like Whit Barrister, she's going to marry Whit Barrister himself. The only problem is... she loves Matt Miles, son of the town doctor and her childhood best friend who always made her feel like "illegitimate" was just a word in the Dictionary and not a label she had to wear like branding. Storm marries Whit anyhow, driving Matt away from town for good. Or so they thought. But when tragedy strikes, and beloved Doctor, Tom Miles, suffers a fatal heart attack, Matt, now a doctor in his own right, is called back to Westledge to take over his practice.With Matt back in town, Storm can no longer deny what she feels, but infidelity is against her beliefs and she fears the damnation that would come from being illegitimate and divorced.Now Storm must choose--the real love she has always wanted, or the life that will snuff out her illegitimate background for good.