This book is a must read. It is definitly historically accurate which impressed me considering the genre. It's based during the French and Indian war in the colonies. I didn't know before reading that this was the second book but you can read this alone with no problem. The story is beautiful simply put. It's a tear jerker so get ready. Morgan is beyond words and exotic wife was a sweetheart. I hope there are more telling the other brother's stories. I stumbled across this one in the library and I am so glad I did cause except to write my term paper I couldn't put it down.