In 1914, Amanda Jane Horseman finds herself unexpectedly homeless and penniless. Completely unprepared for the hardships to follow, she applies for a job on Ministers Island in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Among complete strangers, she finds that someone does not want her here and makes threats upon her life. Not knowing whom to trust, she begins to investigate on her own and discovers a stunning secret that changes her life.

In 1914, Amanda Jane Horseman finds herself unexpectedly homeless and penniless. Completely unprepared for the hardships to follow, she applies for a job on Ministers Island in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Among complete strangers, she finds that someone does not want her here and makes threats upon her life. Not knowing whom to trust, she begins to investigate on her own and discovers a stunning secret that changes her life.