When Becky Wilson and her friend, Jed Alsop, leave a baby on the steps of the Harcourt family's home, their actions have far-reaching ramifications for all concerned. Becky marries Charles Harcourt, but he is keeping the secret of what happened to the little boy, who is being raised as his nephew, Jack Daventry. Spanning the First and Second World Wars, THE STEPS OF THE PRIORY follows the Harcourt family, and the people connected to them, through love, loss and redemption.