Jem, en-route to exile in Van Diemen's Land, on a convict ship,has left behind, Ella, the girl he loves. As Jem plans mutiny, in an attempt to return home, Ella is using the only currency she has, her body, to earn the fare to follow him.Can Jem learn to love again? Can Ella escape her loveless marriage, or will her midsummer babytie her to England forever? Is their love not meant to be?