Camping on a farm in the Lake District following a successful business trip, young American Mike Carter Junior sees the farmer's daughter, Amy Palmer, for the first time and falls instantly head-over-heels in love. But Mike is due back in the States, where his fiancee Kari Reynolds is finalising the arrangements for their wedding. Then Kari travels to the Lakes to win her fiance back. Meanwhile, Mike's arrival has set off a chain of events that could well end in tragedy