In 1793, newly married Rachel and Ransom Templeton are preparing to leave Virginia for the new state of Kentucky.
Hoping to find the father that abandoned her, Rachel meets Sam Spencer, an attorney, who will be traveling in the same caravan.
Wanting to start a new life in Kentucky, Rachel suspects that Sam has uncovered secrets about her past. Would her skeletons not stay in the cupboard, or are they to haunt her on the trail?