When the wounded Irish American riverboat captain, Jeremiah Gant, bursts through the fog into the rural Amish setting of Riverhaven, he brings chaos and conflict to the whole communityâespecially for the young widow, Rachel Brenneman, and her family. The unwelcome outsider needs a safe place to recuperate before continuing his secret role as an Underground Railroad conductor. Neither he nor Rachel is prepared for the forbidden love that threatens to endanger a mans mission, a womans heart, and a way of life for an entire people.