Susanna, an orphan girl found on the docks of England and raised by a lonely widow craves excitement and adventure, but it seems she will never have any of that in her life as her sponsor secures a place for her in a nunnery. Susanna has no plans to join the sisters, but no way out of it either.Lady Ann is to be sent to Scotland by her father who has finally arranged a marriage for his disagreeable daughter. Lady Ann loves another and has no plans to obey her father.Their lives will collide and be changed forever by Lady Ann's maid, Elise, who helps her charge and in the process also alters the course of Susanna's young life.