Dorianne Giroux has grown up with a father and brother bent on continuing a decades old feud with the Montbryce family. On her first journey outside Giroux Castle, she has no way of knowing the stranger she meets and falls in love with is Robert de Montbryce.

Robert believes Dorianne is his destiny and attempts to rescue her when she is condemned to the harsh religious life of Mont St. Michel. His determination to free her leads to betrayal and a cruel and unjust imprisonment.