To Ramillies come Jardine Savage, privateer with a past who has just returned from India; his companion, an irrascible, lovelorn doctor, Alexander French; and, in their precarious care, a dark-skinned infant girl of mysterious origins. Ousted from Ramillies before their arrival is the rightful owner, Lizzie Rayner, a feisty and brilliant artist, who cares deeply for the rundown homestead--which local superstition judges accursed.
To Ramillies come Jardine Savage, privateer with a past who has just returned from India; his companion, an irrascible, lovelorn doctor, Alexander French; and, in their precarious care, a dark-skinned infant girl of mysterious origins. Ousted from Ramillies before their arrival is the rightful owner, Lizzie Rayner, a feisty and brilliant artist, who cares deeply for the rundown homestead--which local superstition judges accursed.