Sexy, funny and feisty - the perfect escapist read. Everybody's talking - but what's really going on? Rumour has it that Stella Hutton landed her new job in a small Hertfordshire town thanks to family connections. She's guarded about her past and strictly private about her new life. Xander Fletcher always has rumours circulating about him as the area's eligible bachelor, but he shrugs them off and pours his heart into his running. Then a rumour starts that crumbling stately home Longbridge Hall is up for sale. Home to eccentric Lady Lydia Fortescue, it has dominated local life for centuries - and still provides jobs and homes. Stella is summoned to sell the estate. Xander can think of nothing worse. He grew up there and his secrets and memories are not for sale. He'll do anything to stand in Stella's way - anything but fall in love...