Leah Otto is a tomboy with a practical nature and has skills with animals. She marries Jude, who is a widower with three children. The twins Alice and Adeline are her teenage step-daughters who continuously push their boundaries. Stevie is five and still misses his mother. Leah gets behind on her housekeeping duties. When someone leaves a baby on their doorstep, a sense of family and renewed purpose is created.
