Lucy wants for nothing, except love, respect and financial independence. Trapped in a gilded cage of violence and loss, it takes a surprise inheritance from a distant relative, to enable Lucy to start again.
Lucy establishes a new life in Cornwall but she is afraid to trust anyone completely, certain that revealing the truth will put her in danger. However, in time, she begins to share the secrets of her past and dares to love again.
As her new life unfolds, Lucy delves into the history of her new home and begins to unravel the past, bringing to life a lost relative in whom she sees a kindred spirit: a woman with her own demons to face and through whom, Lucy finds the strength to confront her own, as old threats resurface and she learns to fight back.