Madeline has a lot going for her, she is beautiful and bright, but she's undecided about what she wants to do with her life. Hoping to clear her mind, she takes a year out, working in a secluded village inn by the sea. It produced the results she was looking for, and she knew what she wanted and where she was going; that was, until a brief encounter on a secluded beach changes her plans and compels her to stay.