Raised in foster homes, attorney Julia Spencer has succeeded in life only through steely determination and independence. The close-knit Amish people of Paradise, Pennsylvania, are a mystery to her. But local veterinarian Simon Thomas knows them well and is fiercely protective of the outside world. When Julia agrees to defend a local teenager charged in a case involving an Amish boy, she and Simon find themselves on opposite sides of an intense and emotional legal battle. Just when it seems they will never understand one another, God has something to teach them both about the power of forgiveness, and the joys to be found in Paradise.