Wiltshire 1910. With her stepfather threatening her with a forced marriage Mattie Willitt flees home in search of a better life. She is soon lost & at the mercy of the elements
- until her life is saved by Jacob a widower who takes her in & nurses her back to health. Finding consolation in each other's troubled pasts the pair soon grow close. But when pressure is put upon them to marry & Mattie's stepfather discovers her whereabouts they must face their fears & stand up to those who threaten their future happiness.