Greystone Tavern,

1774: As the turbulence of a nation hungering for liberty churns secretly in every town and village, young Charity Osborne finds herself stranded at a remote New England Inn with a strange group of wayfarers. At first she's aware only of the mysterious English Nobleman and the handsome Frenchman who seem attracted to her. But as the days pass, she realizes she's part of a dangerous intrigue of love and treachery where even those who vie for her favor might easily plot for her death....

1860. The June warmth of the nation has been heightened by fiery controversy about the issue of slavery. When pretty Deborah Bendeen and her glamorous sister Starr Cellini arrive at Greystone Tavern, neither is aware that the tavern is an underground railroad station. Nor do they know that they are working against each other. For Deborah is secretly a staunch abolitionist who has been aiding the runaways, and Starr is a cunning Confederate spy. When Deborah's handsome underground contact unexpectedly appears, tensions between the sisters mount. Suddenly Deborah is plunged into a dizzying whirl of terrifying deception that pits sister against sister in a desperate race for love...for life...and for freedom...

1896: The late summer heat has been intensified by the presidential campaign between "free-silver" candidate Bryan and "gold" candidate McKinley and American spirits are high. Gambling is in vogue, and once-stately Greystone Tavern has become a casino of repute. But places catering to gentlemen of leisure are not, as Megan O'Roark soon finds out, places for young ladies of virtue. And when her desperate flight for freedom from her stepfather leads her to employment at Casino Greystone, she suddenly finds herself witness to dark passions she does not understand...and the love-prisoner of a man she cannot defy...