in 18th century england, gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family befriended a young man named jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. after an incident occurred, resulting in his tragic death, gabriel must impersonate her friend jeremy, taking his place at an all boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but really hides a harshness which she would never have imagined.