In 1715, Elizabeth Hartwell is expelled from the court of the recently crowned King George I. After the death of her court physician father, she took over ministering to Queen Anne, but now Anne has died, and supporters of James, the pretender to the throne, are rebelling, and George has become suspicious of Elizabeth’s Jacobite lineage. Fortunately, Elizabeth’s Aunt Maude has received an invitation from her cousin Mary to reside with her at Holliston Castle, the estate of Mary’s brother, Ashton Wentworth, Earl of Haverdale. Elizabeth and Maude hastily escape London, headed for the North Country. Handsome, roguish bachelor Earl Wentworth, an early supporter of James, has been living in Paris in exile for years; now that he’s pledged his allegiance to George, he’s returned home, determined to refurbish his neglected castle and look after his farming tenants. He asks Elizabeth if she’d be willing to revamp its deteriorated dispensary. It’s the perfect opportunity for her to find her pla...
