Kris Kastell, a widow, wants to leave the manipulative world of racing driving far behind her. When a wealthy entrepreneur and father of a young daughter advertises for a caretaker for his child and household, Kris is persuaded to take the position despite deep misgivings about her future employer's abrasive demeanor and his brittle Portuguese girlfriend.

Soon Kris is a popular, efficient hostess at Raoul Metier's country home. Despite her growing bond with Metier's only child, she finds herself at odds with the man himself and his fiery girlfriend too often for comfort. Even as she considers resigning to save herself the stress, she isn't sure how she'll leave a little girl she's come to love as if she's her own...