Pregnant again with Daniel Josslyn s child, Rufford midwife Hannah Trevor must decide if she should marry him. She is used to solitude and doesn t know if she will be able to continue her work. As Hannah contemplates her future, madness and murder once more strike Rufford.
Someone seems determined to wreak vengeance on pregnant women.
When the local doctor, an ignorant lout, is murdered, all eyes turn to Hannah. It is well known that they were enemies. But when Daniel is suspected, Hannah realizes just what he means to her. Margaret Lawrence makes the world of eighteenth century Maine spring to life in her exquisitely told stories, a world that is not kind to unconventional single women. With its strong sense of mystery, history, and romance, the quilt series of books by Miss Lawrence is one to be cherished.