When Dewi Luscombe is rescued from a shipwreck by the young Master of Mellin Hall, Kit St Neot, she finds she has lost her memory and doesn't know who she is. Touched by the girl's vulnerability and confusion, Kit decides to help her. But Dewi is haunted by the thought that someone close to her died in the shipwreck, and she sets off with Kit to ride across Cornwall to discover her true identity. Will Dewi ever regain her memory? And will Kit return her growing feelings for him?