At his brother's wedding, Nick Pengelly meets Skye Tremayne Norwood and falls in love. Skye's marriage is failing and she feels a strong attraction to Nick but when she is widowed shortly after she and Nick spend a night together, Skye is consumed by guilt. Meanwhile, Skye's cousin, Theo Tremayne, brings some unwelcome visitors to the clayworks, sparking a full-blown strike and bitterly dividing family and friends. Torn between Nick and an uncertain future, Skye finds that advice from an unlikely source may finally give her the answers she seeks...