Although the Winds of Mackinac Inn has been in her mother's family for generations, Maude Welling's father refuses to let her run it without the guidance of a husband. So she seeks to prove her worth and independence by working incognito as a maid at the Grand Hotel. While undercover journalist Ben Steffan pursues a story about impoverished men chasing heiresses at the famed hotel, he becomes attracted to an intriguing maid. By an act of heroism Ben endears himself to the closed-mouthed islanders -- including Maude -- and he digs deep for his story. But when scandal threatens, will their love be able to survive the truth?