Meggan Collins grows up in a small mining community in England where her father and brothers are working for the powerful Tremayne-family. When it is discovered that Meggan's sister is pregnant with the child of the Tremayne heir, an explosive family secret is revealed. The revelation leads to a series of dramatic events which culminates with the Collins' family emigrating to Australia. The new community on the other side of the earth offers new possibilities for the family, but the past catches up with them. The two families are forever tied together.