The Revolutionary War on their doorstep, everything is changing fast. With their differences seemingly behind them, it's time that Ellie opens up to Thomas and tells him her secret before it's too late. How will she ever tell him after all this time? Will he believe the impossible?

In Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Robert Jensen joins the Patriot Cause and together, he and Ellie try to persuade Thomas to give up his commission with the British Army. How will they ever convince him that he's on the wrong side of history?

Thomas swore an oath to the king yet those he loves most in the world are on the opposing side. He has always considered himself loyal to what he believes in but quickly finds his duty as an officer in direct conflict with his duty to the woman he loves and the friend who is more like a brother to him.

With the city filling with British soldiers, it quickly becomes a dangerous place with treacherous enemies. When she gets arrested for treason, Thomas takes it upon himself to find a way to keep Ellie from being hanged, even if it drives a wedge between them and a bigger one between him and Robert. Can they work out their differences while Ellie's life is in danger?

With the world around them falling apart, can they hold onto one another? Ellie has always been unusual but is there more to her strange behaviors and beliefs than Thomas or Robert ever suspected?

*This is the fourth volume in an eight-book series. It must be read in order.