India Lucas used to live in modern day London. One day she finds herself in the 18th century and doesn't know how she got there. She wanders along and comes across the beautiful Radcliff Hall, a palatial mansion surrounded by green fields. She enters the house and finds it deserted. Throughout her stay she hears ghostly footsteps and disembodied voices. India comes to the conclusion that the house is haunted. One day, she hears footsteps approaching the house and braces herself for the worst possible outcome. Soon she comes across the tall and enigmatic figure of Lord William Radcliff, the owner of Radcliff Hall. A person she feels an inexplicable connection with.