A Love that Spans Through Time Nancy Steele was already an unhappy housewife when her husband, Stephen, moved the family from Connecticut to California. Nancy had been living with unhappiness for quite some time, ever since her father had arranged their marriage. Her daughter Francine was just as unhappy — she had to start a new school in her senior year, no less! But once there, Francine meets Derek Magnet, and through him, finds a love that not only mystifies her, but also introduces her to a man from her mother's past.