How far would a young boy go to save his mother from heartbreak?
When her controlling husband-s body is found in the Thames, Joss returns to her Cornish roots with 12-year-old Ollie, hoping time and change will heal them both. Her confidence increases as she keeps her parents- guesthouse business afloat, despite the attentions of a local land agent with designs on their handsome property. But Joss has a blind spot: her son.
Traumatised by the circumstances of his father-s death, Ollie has appointed himself her guardian. Unknown to Joss, he has secretly begun to neutralise any perceived threat to her well-being. Then -Cal- McCalvey enters their world.
Yacht restorer, lifeboat volunteer, neglectful parent, McCalvey-s presence enriches but disrupts their lives. Ollie rediscovers joy aboard his exquisite sloop Kara, while an unlikely friendship between Joss and McCalvey evolves into covert romance. But McCalvey-s past is about to catch up with him. In night
