1908 England. Thrown into a loveless marriage; Millicent Briggs believes her happiness must come from a mother's love. Seemingly, her dreams for a child are destroyed when her husband refuses to consummate their marriage. As he forces his nephew into her life with desperate demands, will Millie agree to his orders, or allow the kind Dr Barnes to steal her from everything she ever wanted? Thrown into a world of deceit and emotional turmoil, how will Millie ever find the happiness she desires?