 Nathaniel Bonner, son of Hawkeye meets spinster Elizabeth Middleton, an Englishwoman determined to start a school.The townsfolk consist of free African-Americans, slaves and Kahnyenkehaka (Mowhawk) as well as white Americans.It's an adventure and a love story with many twists and turns and a surprising visit from characters from Diana Gabaldon's Outlander (or Cross Stitch in Australia) series.