The arrival of James Keziah Delaney in America does not go unnoticed. The Americans know he's different. The Natives know he's different. And a recently widowed Nadie Thorpe knows he's different. In the wake of the war, tensions between the Americans and Natives remain high, deep in the heart of Virginia, providing James with a valuable opportunity to wage business with both sides in order to prepare for the second leg of his journey to Nootka. In his preparation, an intriguing constant filters through from all sides. Nadie. After blood has been spilled, he comes to find there is something within the depths of this woman that brings James to believe there is more to Nadie Thorpe than what she leads on... Nadie's secrets remain hidden, but the closer James gets, the closer he comes to finding that she is just as different as he is.