The second half of the 18th century, there is a war between England and its colonies in North America. Charlotte, the main character - half-English, half-French, living in France with a new family, finds herself in the very center of the events brewing there. Against this background, the story of her life is traced. Deceived childhood love for cousin Deacon, marriage to a French nobleman who dies, leaving Lottie a young widow with two children, resurrected love for Deacon...