Orphaned at birth, Victoria was raised by her great-grandmother, Jane in a cottage on the Darlonachie Estate. When Jane dies, the Pringle family, tenants of the Laird of Darlonachie, take Victoria under their wing, and she is allowed to work in the kitchens of the castle. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, and a talented cook, she must come to terms with a long-buried secret.