While visiting a friend's family in Cornwall during the traditional May Day celebrations, eighteen-year-old Laura becomes involved in an old family mystery concerning the disappearance of ancient heirlooms.
Unsure whether they will like their new home in Cheshire, three children soon become involved with a visually handicapped schoolmate and the restoration of a British manor house.
Eighteen-year-old Marissa visits her orphaned friend Sabrina at Darkling Farm, and becomes involved in mysteries surrounding an ancient Midlands custom known as the Deer Darkling Horn Dance.