1910 Liverpool DocksRuby Swift is a hard-working straight-talking woman of substance who does not suffer fools gladlyBut when tragedy strikes on a bitter Christmas Eve Ruby and her beloved Archie take matters into their own hands when a trusted employee’s house is mysteriously engulfed by flames and lives are lost.Orphaned by the fire Ruby welcomes heartbroken sixteen-year-old Anna Cassidy into her home and family but circumstances conspire against them and she is unable to save Anna’s twelve-year-old brother Sam Cassidy who is sent by the Church to Canada as a Homeboy. Can Ruby help mend a broken heart and can these two children ever be reunited or is there another higher game in play?