The streets of London can be a dangerous place, as Carrie Hunston quickly discovers. Running away from her life in the upper class of London's elite society, she comes face to face with the poverty and peril in the slums. Her only salvation is a group of four dirty, hardworking chimney sweeps, who take her under their wing. She soon learns that her old life won't disappear, as danger and love lurk around every corner. Carrie must navigate the treacherous balance between her two worlds, while also realizing that her true home may be different than she ever imagined.