
In 1863 the authorities send Irish orphans Ismay & Mara to Australia against their will Worse on arrival they're separated from one another While Ismay is forced to take a job as a maid miles away in the country Mara must stay in the care of the catholic mission Desperate to be reunited they both run away but Ismay soon runs into danger out in the bush She is saved by Malachi Firth but although he's attracted to her he doesn't want to be encumbered with a wife Meanwhile their elder sister Keara has not forgotten them However she has had her own struggles to face & by the time she reaches Melbourne she finds that the trail is cold Danger continues to threaten all three sisters Will they ever find one another again?