In 1880s England, the daughter of a curate, Isabella, dreams of a life outside her small village. Her passion for erotic stories distracts her from her life of drudgery, until an arranged marriage to a dull young man forces her to run away from home. Elizabeth is the glamourous and dominating mistress of a beautiful house who takes on Isabella as a maid. Isabella is caught spying on her mistress and master's unique sexual encounters and finds herself drawn into their world of dominance and submission. Isabella is torn between her new mistress and master, as well as trying to resist Catherine, a pretty maid, and Garrett, the stable hand. Isabella wonders how long she will get to enjoy her new life before the past catches up with her.