Less than a year after the wedding, Lily, the young wife of Sir Julian Monroe, owner of the Ravenscar estate, died under mysterious circumstances. Beside himself with grief, he leaves England. However, the emotional wounds heal, and one day Julian returns home. He does not intend to marry again and at first wants only one thing - to reveal the secret of Lily’s death. But very soon the lovely Sophie Wilkie invades his life, and Julian’s frozen heart slowly awakens to new love...