Eliza Jane Sankey is caught smack in the middle of the Civil War. With the War raging around her, it doesn't seem that it can get any worse. Then, she finds herself in the middle of an actual battle, and her farmhouse is appropriated for a Union field hospital by handsome Union doctor, Bohanan Sturgess and his medical corps.
At first it is a clash of wills. Eliza and Bo start out as enemies from opposing sides but as their respect and love begin to grow for one another, Eliza learns that a Yankee Doctor may just be an old-fashioned Virginia Gentleman after all.