When Ella Burton takes a job as a lowly cleaner at the glamorous Palace Theatre in Swansea, she is surprised by how quickly she takes to the place - it's as if she was born for a life in the theatre. Unlike Kathleen, who wants her name in lights, Ella's heart lies backstage, running the show under the watchful eye of Anthony. Before long she realizes that she has fallen in love, and Ella begins to dream about a future that's unlike everything she has ever known. But a tragic accident threatens to ruin everything she has worked for, and it seems that Ella will have no choice but to accept the man her father has chosen for her - even if it breaks her heart. Will Ella be forced to put her family before her own happiness - in the ultimate act of love.