Lancashire, 1860s. She had everything but freedom. He had nothing but hope and their clandestine meetings on the lonely moors.

As the cotton famine grips England due to the American Civil War preventing exports from the Confederacy, a poor mill worker and the mill owner's daughter find themselves caught in a love her father will not allow.

With unrest rising and secrets mounting, they must risk everything to defy the world that keeps them apart.

A stirring Victorian romance of forbidden love and resilience in turbulent times.