As a child, Callie is taken to the hidden cottage by her Grandmother Morag. Here she learns to control her dreams and her feelings and learns the craft of healing. She is there for ten years. As an adult, Callie becomes the victim of William Hyde-Trent, local landowner with a vicious streak. He will be the cause of a great deal of heartbreak. She will be the mother of his only child, young Morag. Jake is the man who would marry her. Callie knows he wishes to control her, but they become friends for the sake of Jake's young son, Matthew. Richard is the man who will have Callie's heart and marries her under the stars, only for her to lose him in a tragic accident when their daughter, Heather, is still young. This is the story of her life, a life of pain, joy, and fear. Tears and laughter follow each other and through the whole her healing skills and the power of the Goddess who is the center of Callie's focus. Thomas, the bishop who is a friend, and Callum, who loves her until he finds another to love. Plague and weddings, fire and rain, curses and blessings, all within a lifetime.