Before she became the matriarch of the Misson family, Maggie was a normal young woman. She never imagined the twists and turns that her life would become. Her troubles began with the onset of civil war in Ireland. Her family was forced to flee their home. She and her older brothers boarded a vessel headed for Melbourne with hopes of a brighter future. Several weeks into their voyage however, their fortunes would take a turn for the very worst. Their vessel encountered rough waters and sank off the coast of Madagascar. Most of the crew was lost. Maggie's brothers were among them leaving her completely alone. She and a few other survivors made it to the small island coast. Their hopes of Melbourne dashed away - they would have to forage out a new life with a mysterious group of islanders. But new dangers are afoot. Maggie soon learns that this beautiful island sanctuary is anything but