Miranda Fox has devoted much of her life to caring for her elderly father. After his death, she begins to make plans for her own future funded by the inheritance she was promised. But Sebastian, her conniving and controlling brother, has very different ideas and will not allow Miranda the freedom she so desperately needs.

When Miranda befriends Lou Rayne, who has terminal cancer, things begin to change. But will she have the courage to stand up to her monster of a brother and find the happiness that she deserves? Painful secrets from the past resurface and Miranda must make difficult choices if shes to be free.