How can life be too busy for love? Phoebe Dashwood is living the dream. She's running her own successful vet practice Puddleduck Vets alongside her grandmother's animal sanctuary. She's also dating the gorgeous yet slightly broken Rufus Holt the most eligible bachelor in the New Forest. So why isn't she blissfully happy? Both Phoebe and Rufus are consumed 24/7 by their own commitments. Their relationship is always last on the list. Phoebe juggles quirky yet demanding clients and their pets whilst widowed Rufus is consumed by his anxieties responsibilities of fatherhood and the unenviable tasks of being a Lord in waiting with a huge estate to manage. Phoebe knows that when you're a vet there isn't always a happy ending. But will there be a happy ending for Phoebe Rufus and everyone else at Puddleduck Farm? Is it ever really possible to have it all?