Esta serie se sumerge en los tumultuosos inicios del siglo XX en Norteamérica, ambientada en un período de grandes cambios sociales y dramas personales. Sigue los viajes de mujeres que se aventuran a través del océano para forjar nuevas vidas, encontrar el amor y buscar la realización. Las narrativas están llenas de protagonistas femeninas fuertes, romance, secretos familiares y la superación de la adversidad en el paisaje canadiense, agreste pero hermoso. Cada entrega ofrece una conmovedora historia de coraje, sacrificio y la búsqueda de un hogar.
When Grace Abernathy's sister is rejected by the Easton family [in the aftermath of World War I] because of her low social class, Grace uses an assumed name to take on a position as nanny for her nephew Christian to see to his well-being, and soon ends up falling for the boy's guardian--Amazon.com.
After her grandfather's death, Emmaline discovers her supposedly deceased father actually lives in Canada. Shocked, she decides to go to him. Accompanied by her friend Jonathan, who harbors a secret love for her, Emmaline arrives in Toronto--to her father's dismay. Will she give up, or will she stay? And will Jonathan have the courage to tell her the truth?