Clara Flynn, a painfully shy and socially inept San Francisco Earthquake orphan, longs to feel useful and independent, but she has always followed the lead of others, terrified of making her own decisions. However, one sleepless and fateful night puts Clara on a new path toward a fresh future as the only teacher at a small school in a tiny town high in the mountains of West Virginia. Little does she know, the man who promised her employment also runs...