As the world prepares for a second Great War, a woman imprisoned in Europe puts pencil to paper to record a time in her youth, forty years earlier, when she bore witness to similar happenings in a distant land...

Florida, 1896:

When Mary and Abigail find themselves in the small town of Loggerhead, they believe they've discovered an ideal paradise in which to have a three day holiday featuring good food, relaxation, and indoor plumbing. The idyll is shattered, however, when Abigail falls victim to a jewellery thief. After quickly capturing the bumbling larcenist, and recovering the stolen jewellery, the young lovers attempt to resume their vacation, only to find themselves embroiled in an ever-escalating, interrelated series of crimes that include rape, robbery, murder, and a political conspiracy reaching to the highest government office in the state.
-As a young woman suddenly exposed to a multitude of conflicting philosophies, Mary could easily become lost in her personal struggle to discover who she truly is. Fortunately she has the beautiful, impulsive Abigail not only to help guide her but steady her as she finds herself encompassed by evil at every step of her journey of self-discovery.