Born to a life of wealth and privilege in turn-of-the-century Rhode Island Emma Tremayne's life is all mapped out for her--including her engagement to the town's most eligible bachelor. Emma's sheltered world is shattered however when she discovers the horrifying working conditions in her fiance's textile mill. And when she encounters Shay McKenna a brave Irish revolutionary she learns what it will take to defy society's conventions and experience a love she never thought possible.
