Hazel Dobson is pleased when she gets temp work at Gough Associates, an architectural company based in a beautiful manor house in Norfolk. While it's a far cry from the bright lights of London, she is keen to get away from a mundane job with a lecherous boss, and to spend some time with her great-aunt. There she meets handsome and wealthy Jonathan Gough, and sees a chance at happiness and a family with him. But some people just don't want Hazel and Jonathan to be happy...