It's 1913. The move to Cumberland is he brother Billy's idea, and it's a good one. Th little mining community on Vancouver Island is quiet, and it's a change - exactly what nineteen-year-old Heather Foster needs after her mother's death. It isn't long however, before Billy's gambling pushes them both into poverty. Soon after, a freak accident threatens to take his life.

Desperate and alone, Heather journeys to Union Bay. There, she finds a job at a local store. More importantly, she finds Henry. Over the passing months, Heather falls for the handsome stranger.

After a string of burglaries on the coast Henry provides a sense of security. For the first time since her brother's accident Heather feels hope for the future - a hope that's shattered when she is working late one evening, and out of the shadow appears an evil truth. In a desperate attempt to save her own life, Heather must outwit the man who is intent on killing her.