Following a tragic accident which left her parents and brother dead, Sally leaves her high-flying job in New York to offer help and support to her bereaved sister-in-law Anne and her children. During the six months she stays with Anne's family, Sally re-evaluates her life and finds it lacking. Six months later she returns to New York and attends a fundamentalist church where she chances upon a note pinned to the notice board. A widower with a young daughter seeks a wife. She reads that the man placing the ad lives in a small rural community which abides by domestic discipline principles. Intrigued, she does some research into the community and learns that in each household the man is the leader and his wife accepts his right to bestow corrective discipline when needed.

Following an exchange of emails, Sally travels to the small town of Wheelton to meet Sam Alden. He does not disappoint, and as the two get to know each other, they discuss the domestic discipline lifestyle. Although it is all completely new to Sally, she begins to understand the thinking behind it, and accepts Sam's offer of marriage. Now that Sally is a happily married housewife and mother, her life is radically different. She makes mistakes along the way - which inevitably lead to her new husband disciplining her. This is the story of how she deals with her new life, falls in love with her husband, and learns how to be obedient and willingly submit to Sam's authority and discipline. It is a rewarding lifestyle...