Needing a bolt-hole where she can lick her wounds after a car accident has destroyed her budding career, Catrina Russell jumps at the chance of a job as governess on a North Queensland cattle station.

Carrie wouldn''t have been Royce McQuillan''s first choice, but there''s no denying the empathy between her and his young daughter.

His own feelings are more difficult to fathom. Having lost his social butterfly wife to the bright city lights, how long can he expect the beautiful Carrie to remain contented living an isolated life with the master of Maramba?