Sarah has it all ... a good education, a top job in finance, and a handsome fiancé. Life is wonderful, until things begin to go wrong and her world comes crashing down, leaving her with nothing. Miserable and angry, she drives out of the city into snow-covered countryside. Losing control of the car on a narrow road, she smashes into the crash barrier and plunges down a ravine ... and wakes up face down in the snow with no injuries or pain. Rescue arrives in the form of a rugged farmer, Bill Cole. He takes her to his stone farmhouse where he tells her to change into a demure dress belonging to his sister, as the trendy leggings Sarah is wearing are considered immoral, and will offend his Bible Study group. When she refuses, Bill puts her over his knee and spanks her. It is but the first shock of many to come, for Sarah learns she died in the car crash and is no longer on Earth, but a parallel world called Earth Zero.

Here in Earth Zero, with its theocratic government, women are expected to be submissive to men and defer to male authority, not speaking unless invited to do so. Though women are protected and valued, they are disciplined by their husbands, and if the offence is significant, (such as raising the hem of their skirts) they are subjected to a public punishment and strapped on their bare bottom. Sarah is not used to any of this, and her outspokenness soon earns her a second spanking from Bill. But he is a kind man, and she feels deeply attracted to him on many levels. Romance and marriage follow rapidly, and Sarah gradually adjusts to her new, much simpler yet enriched life. However, her former skills on Earth are also useful on Earth Zero, and she is sought out by the government to undertake a secret investigation. If she is successful, she will be offered an incredible opportunity...