He's charming and used to wealth and privilege. She's intrigued by him but knows she can never fit into his world. New Zealand, 1875. After leaving England to avoid criminal charges, William Hennessey hears gold has been discovered in the Ohinemuri and hopes to make his fortune by staking a claim on the Karangahake Mountain. Then he meets Mere. She's beautiful, she's passionate. and everything about him and his plans to mine on the mountain...