Spunky, opinionated and nearly sixteen years old, Cornelia has been sent to stay with a strict aunt as a form of correction for reckless disobedience. But this is on Jamaica's North Coast and Cornelia is determined to do as she pleases. She is unrepentant and pursues the company of the attractive Jimmy Barnett, a young man with a ruthless reputation; but there is also Janvon Sewell, a boy who can lead her towards true maturity and salvation. Set in Jamaica.