Eugenia Johnson has a horrible secret and sees the outbreak of the Civil War as the perfect opportunity to hide from her troubles. All is going well until she meets a charismatic, very astute army surgeon who notices more than she likes. Can she continue her ruse and remain safe, or will falling in love be the very mistake that sends her to the gallows?
The regimented life as a U.S. Army surgeon, suits Captain Jeffery Bradford until a young woman with an excellent knowledge of medicine and propensity for trouble turns his disciplined order into chaos. Jeffery’s mettle will be tested to its limits when he learns her dark secret. Can he set aside his feelings of betrayal, and allow love to flourish? Or will his own rules of decorum force him to turn her in as a spy?