Young and strong, Adam leaves his wilderness home to discover what work God has called him to. His parents pray he will become a minister but they have also given their son a letter of introduction to a Philadelphia merchant.

Adam's long blond hair and buckskin clothing cut a dashing figure of Philadelphia's streets and attract attention from the two most eligible women in the city: Hetty Hawkins and Mary Andrews. But colonial unrest is turning friends into enemies and forcing tough choices.

Time is running out for Adam: Will he be a merchant or a minister, a Loyalist or a Patriot? And to whom will he give his heart? Praying for God's guidance, Adam wonders—is the sign of the eagle God's answer?