A spell-binding journey through time and cultures . . . Annie Thornton, an English midwife and apprentice witch, falls through time along with her telepathic cat, Rosamund, to Roman Britain in 296 A.D. Her ancestral Aunt Meg, also a midwife and witch, requires her help to rescue the ailing young wife of the Commander of the Roman Fort, Eboracum (now York). Both women are welcomed into the Commander's home, but Meg disappears without explanation. Upon hearing that soldiers are taking her aunt north to Hadrian's Wall with orders to kill, Annie, now a fugitive, calls on friends from the past to rescue Meg.Veda, a local Celt, concerned for Annie and Meg, follows Annie, relying on her Celtic farming family for support.As each woman separately travels north on their hazardous journey, the relationship between the Celtic tribes and their Roman conquerors is revealed. Meanwhile, in Eboracum, disaster awaits their return.