When The Fortune lay anchor off the coast of Cape Cod in 1621, Rachel Haverford believed she, like her fellow passengers, would be starting life anew. But the bleak and desolate landscape bears no resemblance to what they had been promised, and the supposed thriving community at Plimoth turns out to be nothing more than a handful of crooked houses inhabited by people twisted by their own fear.

Marked as a “stranger” by the devout settlers, Rachel struggles under the weight of their suspicious eyes which, follow her every move, especially when her gift for healing comes into question as people around her die and accusations of witchcraft begin to swirl. Finding protection in the arms of a Pokanoket warrior, Rachel soon discovers the line separating friend and enemy is blurred beyond what she had ever imagined.

Featuring the underlying tension between the European colonists and the native tribes of New England, Thorn of Plimouth traces one woman’s fight for survival and her journey to discover the true meaning of home.