Desperate immigrants risk a dangerous Atlantic crossing in search of adventure, advancement, love, and most of all, a sense of belonging.

London, 1763: Gifted musician and medical apprentice Michael Shea is living rough after being blackballed from working as a surgeon's assistant. Not only does Michael lose his gig playing fiddle in a tavern, he is also framed for the murder of a tavern patron visiting from colonial Virginia. 

Heartbroken and out of options, Michael and his friend, Danny, escape the turmoil by shipping out on the misnamed brig The Delight as lowly indentured servants. 

On board are forty-eight other desperate souls—everyday people risking their lives to immigrate to the wilds of America, hoping for a better life in the colonies where they can break free of England's rigid class system, prejudice, and poverty.

Thomas lives in Annapolis with his family where they learned to sail on the Chesapeake Bay. Tom can be seen walking the streets of Annapolis as a colonial tour guide and helping students appreciate Maryland's colonial history.