Julian Day arrives in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1774. His father died on the voyage, but Julian soon makes friends including the Sprague family who take him under their wing. JuliaN finds himself torn between his loyalty to King George and his new friends who want freedom from the crown at all costs. Julian takes the vacant position of schoolmaster and the story focuses on his relationships with the Spragues as well as the two urchins he takes under his wing - Kit (Christopher) and Tibby (Tabitha). As for the romantic attachments? Well, Tibby loves Julian. Julian thinks Tibby loves St. John. St. John loves Regina. Dorothea loves Julian. Julian loves Regina (so he thinks) and Regina loves no one but herself. Whew! Julian switches his loyalty to the Colonists and joins the rank and file, eventually working up in the ranks and serving under General Lafayette. And that's about all I'm going to tell you, read it for yourself. Very interesting watching Julian's loyalties change, as well as his growing relationship with _________, and the interactions with many of the *players* of this period. Some of the battle scenes in the middle section were a bit tedious for me (although I was a bit tired at the time) and only for that am I dropping this to a four star rating. This is the first in a series and as I understand it this is the rest in order, Yankee Stranger Ever After The Light Heart Kissing Kin This Was Tomorrow Homing