Passion and betrayal are unleashed when charismatic, but ruthless Ben Drake and his followers arrive to establish a cult-like community in a peaceful New Hampshire village, The clash of cultures between the strangers and the townspeople is inevitable, ultimately affecting every one of Grantville's residents, but none more than the Sheridan family. Police Chief Peter Sheridan is forced to defend his family against the outsiders, but his beautiful, naive daughter Katherine becomes dangerously captivated by Ben's powerful magnetism and son Josh becomes helplessly involved with an unsavory settler. A community is torn apart and the question is, can it be put back together?