Rebecca Swann, the beautiful daughter of a plantation owner in the early 1800s, decides to chaperone a couple of slaves on a "playdate." But when the three of them get stranded in the middle of the night, forcing them to take shelter, Rebecca finds herself in an uncomfortable situation. There are three warm bodies and only one bed! Soon Rebecca, her Mammy, and a tricky old slave named Amos, begin to get acquainted in ways that would have shocked society. Nine months later things get complicated for Rebecca when she finds herself having to do some explaining.
