Living on a Canadian farm, Charlotte receives a shocking revelation on her twelfth birthday: her long-presumed deceased mother is alive and bound to join them from Paris. Despite grappling with this news, Charlotte's world is shattered again when her father passes away. Unveiling her noble lineage, she faces coercion from her estranged grandfather to rejoin their family, all while grappling with a mother she barely knows. To compound her woes, a greedy landowner threatens their farm, leaving Charlotte in a whirlwind of challenges and uncertainty.