For the first time in her life, the widow Esther Horton is fully alone. Her only daughter has married and is moving away. Is it a time for sorrow—or a chance for a fresh beginning? Esther isn’t used to this kind of freedom and it takes her a while to learn how to enjoy it. She happily runs her pie shop in Chancebury, England, and enjoys the attention of the local blacksmith. The future looks promising. But then she witnesses a carriage accident and helps the driver. When she saw his face everything changed.