Was there a curse on the Howell women? They all seemed to have been tragically hurt by love. Could Olivia's courage overcome the curse? She had heard the phrase "song of love" all her life. She was supposed to hear it in her heart, but could a song save her from the curse? Travel with her from her Virginia ranch to Europe and back as she searches for the answers to these questions. Olivia, a successful artist, grieves when her husband Brad leaves for war. Later, she fears losing her son Will to a young Cherokee woman, then to the Navy and another war. Throughout, the mystical presence of a Cherokee ancestor guides Olivia's and Will's destinies, helping them see that the longest, most winding journeys begin and end with a song of love.