For two years now, a brutal war has been going on between Great Britain and its former colonies - the United States of America, which supported Napoleon. Callista Brooke and her adopted children almost become victims of the terrible Battle of Baltimore, but by some miracle a mysterious stranger manages to save them. Imagine Callista’s amazement when she recognizes the savior as her childhood friend and first love, Lord George Gordon Audley! It would seem that fate itself gives the lovers a chance to reunite. But it's not that simple. The passing years have changed both Gordon and Callista, and the enthusiastic boy and girl have turned into very difficult people. People who have to get to know each other again...