Will the imminent Battle of Sedgemoor herald the beginning of another Civil War? Will 2,500 horses' hooves be quiet enough to keep King James IIs troops asleep during the Duke of Monmouth's planned night attack?

Will the nervous Captain Hucker's accidental shot alert the King's troops? Can Tom Tremayne escape from the pursuing King's cavalry?

Will Tom remain safe after implicating an innocent Head Groundsman, Jed Firth, as a rebel soldier he captured? Will Jed's employer, Daniel Blakelocke, be able to save him?

Will Tom Tremayne be found out? And, if midwife Susan Tremayne is made a widow after attending Jed's wife Jenny's problematic pregnancy, what fate awaits her?

How will the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor affect Daniel's teacher brother and sister-in-law, Oliver and Sophie Blakelocke?

How will Susan Tremayne cope after she and her husband escape?

Will philandering Tom stay married to Susan?

Daniel is nursed by Susan after freak accident while sailing back to England which nearly claims his life. How will their lives be changed?

Daniel steps back from his relentless pursuit of profit. How will that affect all those in his orbit?