Rebecca Copeland has always dreamed of becoming a mother, but a bout with scarlet fever takes away her ability to bear children. Instead of bemoaning her fate, however, she decides the good Lord must be calling her to teach school. She and her best friend, Hope Thompson (a former slave), embark on a new adventure to Pelican Rapids, never dreaming they would land themselves right smack in the crosshairs of a scheming matchmaker. Not only does Ms. Ella Milton not seem to understand their divine calling to serve as lifelong spinsters in the classroom, she already has the perfect beau in mind for each of them
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