Louisa Baldwin, a newlywed, finds herself in a time of war and determines to make a difference by joining Florence Nightingale in Scutari, Turkey. Her journey proves both physical and emotional as she learns the time to heal is hers and those for whom she has influence ...Mary Elizabeth, a timid nun ...James Calhoun, a skeptical Scot ...Catherine, her despondent mother ...From the book: Louisa woke as the ship lurched once again. Not another storm! This time nausea took a moment to manifest itself. Louisa tried to lie still, taking several deep breaths in an attempt to fend off the sickness. She was glad Papa wasn't here. He was always so proud of his Little Warrior. "Strong as a Shire and appealing as an Arabian," he would say. Papa would never believe his Little Warrior wasn't seaworthy