Clara had no intention of falling for a white boy. In the agricultural town of Belle Glade in Florida, it just wasn't a good idea, especially with racial tensions running high in the searingly hot summer of 1964. But when she meets blue-eyed, blond-haired Joel, her whole world is turned upside down and they are forced to keep their love a secret. However, when violence begins to erupt in the town and a man is murdered, they are forced to part. Will their love stand the test of time?