Having survived the tragedy, Claire Robbins and her little daughter flee her native San Francisco to start a new life on the other side of the country in Charleston. Claire finds a job as a live-in housekeeper in the home of wealthy and famous baseball player Link Thornston. She has a good reason to live in the shadows, not drawing attention to herself. Claire is an exemplary housekeeper and an excellent cook. Link immediately became friends with little Honey, Claire's daughter. Sympathy arises between the young people, developing into a whirlwind romance. But a love affair between master and servant is unthinkable in patriarchal Charleston. At the insistence of his mother, Link must find himself a wife of noble birth. Suddenly, Claire's secret is revealed. Link is stunned by her treachery...