Ezra Curnow has lived in the little cottage on the edge of the Trengrose estate all his life. He was born there, his father was born there, and his grandfather before him. It is his own little paradise.

But when Eliza Rosevear, the mistress of the estate, dies without leaving a will, the ownership of Ezra's cottage comes into question. Especially when financier Toby Hardman and his wife acquire Trengrose House. Toby immediately sniffs an opportunity to acquire the run-down cottage to rent out to Cornish tourists.

And when Toby Hardman removes the ancient Celtic cross that gives the estate its name, battle lines are drawn between them.

But it turns out the recently deceased mistress of Trengrose took some secrets to her grave. And she doesn't intend to rest quietly until they come to light...