Kate Mckenzie is off men and finished with love. The last thing Ethan Cade wants is to get involved with another woman. He's been caught once and has no intention of repeating the experience. Disillusioned with her work and reeling from a broken relationship, Kate leaves London for Hanging Cross, an isolated estate on Exmoor overlooking the sea, to begin a new job as personal assistant to a famous novelist. From the moment he sees her, Ethan is determined Kate will have to go, but Kate has found her dream job and is equally determined to stay, despite Ethan's hostility. Her position becomes even more uncomfortable when fate brings them into a close working relationship. As the secrets of Hanging Cross gradually unfold, and her own past eventually catches up with her, Kate must act, or leave Hanging Cross for good.