1879. Life for textile worker Amanda Levesque is harsh and demoralizing — until she meets and finds herself beguiled by the curious charm of Jesse Randall. Jesse, a stressed-out 21st-century workaholic, has traveled back in time through an intriguing 4-dimensional mural and decides to settle down in Amanda's quiet corner of eternity and be happy for a change. But when Amanda must travel with Jesse to the present for a life-saving vaccine, she discovers a world of excitement and opportunity she has no intention of giving up.