Following the dramatic scenes featured in "Strangers at Tremedra", the dust has now settled. This sequel finds Holly's father serving his expected jail sentence, with Holly herself severely reprimanded for her part in his protection. But now, with all her troubles seemingly behind her, she and partner Joe, for the first time, feel free to run the isolated guesthouse in West Cornwall, sure of their fate and with no further perplexities or torment. The problem is that fate doesn't always play by the rules. Unexpected dramas once again startlingly unfold, creating humiliating and discomforting secrets for them both - secrets that, if ever revealed, would seriously test their relationship. Detective Inspector Mason is on the scene again, demonstrating both dynamism and discretion when faced with a new set of dilemmas and misdeneanours. And when he says he has seen a lot of Holly that year, only Joe is wise to the disturbing ambiguity of the remark!