The year is 1912, aboard the glamorous ocean liner Titanic, the Winfields have a lot to celebrate. They toast the engagement of their daughter Edwina (Kelly Rutherford), and her sisters sixth birthday. As the glamorous night draws to an end, the family find themselves in their worst nightmare as the ill-fated ship crashes into an iceberg and slowly sinks. Edwina's life is torn apart as her fiance and her parents are lost.

Returning to Boston, Edwina struggles to save her families crumbling newspaper empire, while supporting and raising her siblings. For the next 12 years Edwina puts her personal life on hold and dedicates herself to keeping her family together. Now, Edwina has a last chance at happiness when she meets a man on her first Atlantic trip since that fateful night. But can true love possibly stand against the horrific memories of the past that threaten to haunt her forever.