In 1783, David, a Scot indentured to a printer in Philadelphia, forms a close friendship with Elisabeth, an Englishwoman, and Liam, an orphan. As they navigate the challenges of their new lives in America, they face heartbreak and difficult choices that test their loyalty and love. Set against the backdrop of late eighteenth-century Philadelphia, this sweeping historical romance follows the intertwined fates of these three young Britons as they come of age in a new land.