Maryland plantation heiress Ursula Martin is content with her secluded life in a convent. Until the bloodiest day of the Civil War brings a downed soldier into her care. Blinded Rowan Buckley only knows he's in deep love with the woman who pulled him off the battlefield. His superiors claim she's a spy. He knows she's full of secrets, but he's out to prove that treason is not one of them. The two negotiate the crucial times of the Battle of Antietam, Gettysburg, and the New York City Draft Riots. Treachery meets them at every crossroad. Will their love survive?