When her dreams of young love were cruelly shattered Nerissa Morgan found it hard to move on. Now at forty-three everyone around her is enjoying life while she’s just going through the motions. With her boss retiring and rumours of a new doctor coming in to take over the practice she manages change is coming whether she’s ready for it or not. Following the death of his beloved wife Tom Nelson buried himself in work at his busy inner-London GP practice. When his teenage children find themselves in trouble at school he realises he’s completely lost touch with them. Desperate to reconnect before it’s too late he whisks his family away to the pretty seaside village of Mermaids Point determined to make a fresh start. But all is not as idyllic as it seems. With his predecessor reluctant to let go of the reins and the children as distant as ever the last thing Tom needs is an undeniable attraction to the woman he unexpectedly finds himself sharing a roof with…