In a colony-seeding asteroid propelled by a spacecraft now many light-years from Terra, a patriarchal society is firmly in place. Although its roots are solidly Christian, pharisaical attitudes now reign with no outside influences present.

What will happen when the only child of the reigning governor--a daughter--discovers the truth about her birth? There are directors who believe that no woman should lead them, and they don't even know Caelena Stuart's secret. Yet.

Will Cae be bound by her prearranged engagement to a prominent director's son or will she be free to make her own choice at last? Is there any hope for those who want to marry for love? Indeed, is there any hope for those who want to cleanse the Sphere of all the false perceptions that its inhabitants have labored under for hundreds of years?