Hannah Bingham is in love with the son of her father's childhood friend. Within 24 hours of their wedding, she is captured and abused, her husband dead and she is on the run accused of his murder, along with her father's hired man, William. Their anguished travels take them from England to France and then Ireland, while harried by Queen Elizabeth's mercenary pirates. On their journey, a web of spies thwarts them at every turn and secrets are revealed on all sides. In this heart-pounding voyage, Hannah comes to realize that not everyone is who they appear to be and not everyone has her best interests in mind. Will she ever find the true love she is desperately looking for?