Smuggled out of Nazi Germany after working in the resistance, Louisa finds herself waiting out the war in a dusy Arizona copper mining town. Sponsored by the Reverend Robert Gordon, Lousia quickly discovers he is hiding a tragic secret. Louisa irritates, intriques, and charms Robert, soon becoming an indispensable part of his household. Trouble begins to brew when Friedrich Mueller, a prominent resident of Copper Springs and avid Nazi sympathizer, ferrets out Louisa's background. Soon Louisa is once again running for her life. Can she outfox Muller? Or will she be sent back to Germany as a hostage exchange, facing certain death?
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