Abstract
In 1784, Englishwoman Amelia Latimer sails to the new colony of New Brunswick in faraway Canada. She's to marry a man chosen by her soldier father. Amelia is repulsed by her betrothed, refuses to marry, then meets the handsome Acadian trader, Gilbert-a man with his own troubles. In a land fraught with hardship, Amelia and Gilbert must overcome prejudice, political upheaval, while forging a life in a remote country where events seek to destroy their love and lives.