Claudia meets Adam at college, and the pair subsequently fall in love despite their very different backgrounds... Claudia with her comfortable upbringing and feminist mother, and Adam from a tough and demanding family of no-nonsense farmers. Given that farming is in his blood, it quickly becomes obvious that Adam won't be happy away from the farm, so Claudia makes the decision to spend the rest of her life with him on a farm in southern Ohio. It proves to be a huge culture shock in more ways than one: firstly getting up at five-thirty to immerse herself in hard, physical work; and secondly, getting used to the spanking. Being married to Adam introduces Claudia to domestic discipline. In the Paisley family, the men do not hesitate to discipline their wives when needed - as Claudia finds to her cost on a number of occasions. Leaving the gate open causes the cows to escape and wander over the road, and earns her a bare bottom spanking - the first of many. Adam proves very proficient at spanking her bottom, but far from resenting the correction, Claudia is happy with her lot. That first punishment initiates her into a new way of life - a life that embraces the rhythmic consistency of farm life in all its seasons, and the loving, enduring guidance of her husband. And through it all, she learns how to be a good country wife.