For several generations, the Anderson family has been a dominant influence – economically and socially - in the idyllic and close-knit community of Fernpoint on the glorious western seaboard of Scotland. Such a picturesque setting provides the perfect backdrop for an engaging romance. The fearsome rent collector 'Big Mary', is responsible for starting a series of actions which affect the lives of others, including a young couple Morag and Donald, who are living together. When Donald spends some of the rent money in the pub, it is Morag who pays the price by going over the knee of her scary landlady who spanks hard with her shovel-like hands. As the story develops, Morag begins to regard Donald in a different light. And when she meets the handsome and confident Alasdair, her temper gets the better of her, which earns her another spanking – and much more besides!