Eliza — Mildred Colvin

Eliza Jackson deals with the aftermath of her mother's death. Determined to care for her father and her younger brother, she desires to keep her family to herself - but the Lord has other plans. As her father falls in love again, it seems as though Eliza's the only one remaining faithful to her mother's memory.

James Hurley is taken with his employer's spitfire of a daughter, but Eliza keeps him at arm's length, despite his best efforts to win her affections. When Eliza learns James's interest is more founded in business than pleasure, she is brokenhearted. Her best friend's brother Trennan seems genuinely taken with her. Why can't she convince her heart to love Trennan and forget about James?