Lady Winifred has had a lonely and troubled childhood. Her mother, father and brother were all imprisoned for treason in the Tower of London because of their support for the Catholic king, James II. When she falls in love with a handsome young Scottish nobleman, the marriage brings happiness. However, she is forced to rebel when her husband takes up the Jacobite cause that destroyed her family. While Winifred wants to be loyal to her husband, she also wants to protect him from imprisonment - and worse, the scaffold!
Just how far will she go to save him?