The year is 1935. Bella Porter lives in the thrall of her calculating cousin Thomas. When fortune smiles on her and she unexpectedly inherits a house in Lancashire,? a relative is trying to shamelessly deprive her of her property. But she defies him and finds the courage to become independent.

However, it is not easy at all. The old house is in a poor neighborhood and the crooked manager Welch has rented it all out as apartments. Good people help Bella stand on her own two feet and her self-confidence slowly grows. And when she meets Ryan, she even begins to hope that she might have the family she's always dreamed of.

But neither Thomas nor Welch are going to put up with anyone - let alone a woman - contradicting them. At stake is not only Bella's newfound happiness, but her very life. Will she manage to defend her right to satisfaction and will she finally achieve her dream?