1935. At 36 Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin Thomas acting as his unpaid servant. But then a kind relative leaves her a house in the village of Backshaw Moss. The house is on the edge of a slum and in a state of disrepair but as kind people help her find her feet her confidence grows and she meets struggling widowed father-of-three Ryan. She begins to hope she may find the happy family she's always dreamed of but when Thomas follows her not only is Bella's new found happiness threatened but also her life. Can her new friends help her rid herself of her tormentor once and for all and finally achieve her valley dream?

Part of the Backshaw Moss series.