One year after the losses suffered at the Battle of Waterloo, the three Halstead brothers struggle to put their lives back together. Rowan must learn to cope with the loss of his leg. Will he reconcile with Daisy or continue in the stubborn belief she is better off not marrying a cripple? Ash is exiled to Scotland to work for the Kingdom Distillery in the hopes Tavish and Payton can help him change his dissolute ways. Burdened by guilt because he was responsible for Rowans injury, Hawthorne has wandered the world, reluctant to go home. Will he find peace on a Caribbean island?

Their sister calls them The Three Trees and prays her brothers will one day find a love as great as the one she shares with Niven King.