King George is on the throne, but there are those in Scotland who swear loyalty to the Stuart heir, Bonnie Prince Charlie, & are prepared to stake his claim in conflict & bloodshed. Young Edward Waverley is caught in the middle: son of a Hanoverian yet nephew & heir to a Jacobite, a captain in the King`s army yet drawn to the brave Highlanders & their romantic history. Edward must choose where his loyalties lie, even as his heart is torn between gentle Rose Brawardine, & the passionate, principled Flora Mac-Ivor.