While working with her beloved father, headstrong and determined Olivia Wingfield is unexpectedly wooed by Malcolm Foxworth, one of America's wealthiest bachelors. After a whirlwind romance, Olivia becomes the mistress of the palatial Foxworth Estate, but she soon finds that the fairytale life she's been expecting has turned into a nightmare. This is a prequel to the film Flowers in the Attic.