Maddy Fontaine lands a teaching job in her home town, a typically New England mill town, steeped in tradition and filled with ethnic characters.She falls in love with Patrick Donovan, a local artisan. They are equally attracted to each other, but family responsibilities hold Patrick back. His sister, Fiona has disappeared. A hurricane strikes, sweeping Maddy back in time to 1905.Not your typical time travel, but a journey where mysticism clashes with faith-filled people, inextricably weaving lives together to find Fiona.