Nora Kavanagh and her young son Daniel have fled famine-ravaged Ireland to build a new life in America. Michael Burke, a dedicated and resolute New York City policeman, wants to keep his promise to his best friend, Morgan Fitzgerlad, to marry Nora and protect her. But Nora's instincts urge her to follow her heart in a different direction. Now they struggle to survive intheir new and unfamiliar county. Even with the friendship and help of a wealthy,...

The story of Morgan Fitzgerald, confined to a wheelchair, his wife Finola, facing her own moment of truth, and Michael Burke, a cop caught between his faith and his obsession. With passion and power, B.J. weaves a spellbinding tale of courageous individuals on both sides of the Atlantic -- those who left their homeland of Ireland to make a new life in America, and those who remained behind. Morgan Fitzgerald, confined to a wheelchair because of...