Single mother Rachel and young son Ember are on the run from something – or is it someone? – dark and dangerous. Can they escape the past and create a new life for themselves in the Irish countryside? Perhaps. With the help and romantic attentions of Ben the solitary woodsman and the friendship of Madame Cyn, the outrageous cafe owner. Not to mention a ghostly presence from the past and the unexpected appearance of an orphaned fox cub — Through it all, can the flame of hope and love be kept alive?