Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton has pledged his allegiance to General George Washington, and his heart to the fiery Elizabeth Howard. As the beautiful daughter of Loyalists, she deftly moves among British officers by day and elusively slips across the countryside to give their secrets to the Sons of Liberty by night. Clever deception may be her stock-in-trade-but the charming blond-haired Jonathan knows the deepest secrets of Elizabeth's heart.