The year is 1783. The Lowcountry of South Carolina is boiling over in
response to British tyranny during the waning months of the
Revolutionary War. Lady Annabelle Gainsborough, a burgeoning debutant
and esteemed member of London society, is not only unfairly banished
from the ton but summarily dispatched to the colonial city of
Charleston. Having heard of her father's fall from grace, her future
in-laws, the Duke and Duchess of Warrenton, give her a lukewarm welcome.
Her fiancé, Viscount Jonathan Warrenton, is absent--completely
unreachable. Unbeknown to her, he is entrenched in a colonial militia,
serving under the infamous Francis Marion, better known as the 'Swamp
Fox'. She is astounded that the Warrenton family, all peers of the
realm, is siding with the colonials against the Crown. How could she
possibly fit into this untenable turn of events?
However, when the young couple finally connects, their attraction for
each other is immediate. But will that be enough to hold them together
when so many obstacles are set in their path?