Lauren
Two teenagers from a remote religious community travel to town in search of shelter after being told by their Evangelical parents that an asteroid will soon destroy the earth.
Young Barbara / Susquehanna
Huyendo de la persecución religiosa en Alemania, la familia Leininger busca un nuevo comienzo en un país desconocido: América. Es a mediados de 1700 y las fuerzas británicas y francesas están luchando por el control de los abundantes recursos de este nuevo territorio. Forjar una granja puede ser un trabajo arduo, pero los Leininger trabajan con alegría. Luego lo impensable: en una incursión aterradora, los guerreros de Delaware secuestran a las dos jóvenes hijas de Leininger e intentan adoctrinar las en la cultura nativa. A través de su terrible experiencia, nunca pierden la esperanza y "su fe se convierte en su libertad".
Anastasia
In the forgotten corners of rural Virginia, Sheryl struggles to balance her work as a housekeeper and raising her two sons, fifteen year-old Marc and eleven year-old Stephen. Hoping to meet the love of her life and bring home a father for her boys, she frequents a depressing, weekly mixer for the towns aging singles set. Meanwhile, Marc is desperate to lose his virginity, and spends his days working at a used car lot. And his brother Stephen, in the throes of sexual discovery, becomes infatuated with his school teacher while hoping to win the approval of a group of peers who adamantly detest her.