Holding the letter in trembling hands, Daisyβs future crumbled before her β the words engraved on her heart forever. Β The village of Little Creek, the long winter of 1867Β Β The first flakes of snow are falling when Daisy Marshall, secretly engaged to her master's son, finds herself jilted at the altar.Β Β Heartbroken, Daisy flees to the small village of Little Creek, nestled on the coast of Essex. There she is warmly welcomed β but the village is poverty-stricken, suffering under a cruel Lord of the manor. And when cholera hits, the villagers are truly in dire straits.Β Β Determined to help, Daisy makes new friends in earnest doctor Nicholas and dashing smuggler Jay β but also dangerous new enemies, who threaten to destroy everything sheβs built.
Can Daisy save the village and find happiness in time for Christmas?