Lori Robertson hasn’t set foot in her home-village of Arlochy for most of her adult life. Now a successful businesswoman in New York, Lori has the perfect life – the job and the handsome boyfriend, until everything is disrupted by a panicked yet excited phone-call from her younger sister Tammy, making Lori urgently go home for her sister’s suspicious last minute wedding.
Once finally back home, she is to face all that she left behind, including Callum Macrae, her first love and best man to the wedding, who never quite forgave her abrupt departure all those years ago.
Lori finds herself embroiled in her sister’s secrets, causing her to spend more time with Callum, forcing her to confront all she gave up.
Can Lori stop running away from her heart and see if second chances really do exist?
Catherine MacGregor spends life daydreaming her way out of the perils of a dead-end job, and a dwindling love-life. Rather than face imminent redundancy, Cat finds herself giving up her life in the city, and moving to a remote Scottish island for a fresh start.
Unlocking her passion for art, things have never looked better, until the handsome but elusive musician Patrick Flannagan takes to the stage, complicating her best-laid plans.
Cat’s past could be catching up with her at last. Can she unlock her own secrets, and learn to love again, in time to save her brave new beginnings?