Island-born Kirsty MacLennan marries Ruari MacDonald in order to escape city life and a menial job in a guesthouse and return to her beloved homeland. As she rediscovers her roots and adapts to
married life on the idyllic Westisle, there is only one thing standing in the way of her future happiness - the brooding presence of her brother-in-law who shares her and her husband's home.