Lady Faith Fairen grieves for her recently deceased mother. She worries about Carter, the Marquess of Aven, off fighting Napoleon in far away Spain who promised to return for her. She also frets about her father's safety. When he left to visit the Barrington relatives in America, no one expected he would get caught up in the War of 1812, the second war of independence with Britain. When word arrives that Carter is finally coming home, Faith dreams of their future together. She is devastated to learn he has brought home a beautiful Spanish lady to be his bride. This is only one of the tragedies that challenge Faith's sanity and her faith. Will her reliance on God sustain her through one blow after another or will she crumble under the unslaught? TO KEEP FAITH is the first book of the Barrington Saga"four stories of war, betrayal, death, forgiveness, faith...and love.