What is the matter with the Earl of Kenswick? When Lord Nicholas Thornton returns home after the war, he is an embittered, shamed man, content to shut himself off from the world. But his solitude doesn't last long. The local vicar's daughter, Christina Wakelin, climbs his tree to rescue a cat and falls right into his arms! — Nicholas's hope of quiet seclusion is further dashed when he ius given his late brother's baby to raise. Enlisting Miss Wakelin's aid in his search for a nanny, he soon finds himself on the receiving end of her efforts to share God's love with him. And before long, he becomes the object of her love.

Warmed by her affection, Nicholas slowly begins to change - but one great barrier impedes their love. He is a nobleman and she is a commoner. How can God work a miracle when society is set against them?