Verity is embarking on a better-late-than-never gap year now that her sons have flown the nest and dreams of turning a lifetime's hobby of knitting and crocheting into a profitable new enterprise at Lerwick Manor's gallery. Nessie has returned to Shetland after two years spent retraining as a blacksmith on the Scottish mainland. She's determined to prove that gender is no obstacle taking on her family's heritage. Isla is fresh out of catering college but she is desperate to prove she has what it takes to run Lerwick Manor's artisan café. With the island's Yule Day celebration fast approaching it's the ideal moment for their crafts to shine.

Part of the Shetland series.