In the fall of 1862, a special assignment takes Elizabeth deep into the heart of the South to help run a dangerous operation...right under the nose of the enemy. Meanwhile, Amy is taken captive to a mansion in Rebel territory after being discovered disguised as a soldier. Questions and secrets soon lead the sisters on new and separate journeys. With the country they love burning before their eyes, will they ever find their answers, and each other, in the midst of all this death and devastation? Will truth and peace be able to emerge from the ashes of this war?