Single, handsome and wealthy, Nicholas Davenant's life is a façade constructed to hide the incredible truth - he was born two hundred years ago. In the face of death, Nicholas inexplicably jumped forward in time, now he is yearning for a beautiful woman lost to history.

In 1815, that very woman Julia Percy finds herself guardian of the family secret: the manipulation of time, and in grave peril from those who seek to possess her power.

When The Guild allows Nicholas to return, fate draws him and Julia together again and puts the future of the world in their hands.