After a year working in Canada, Cathy Maitland returns to England as Senior Staff Nurse at St Martha's Hospital At her best friend Ruth's wedding she meets Ruth's elder brother Joss once again and there is an immediate, mutual attraction When Cathy is transferred to the Accident Unit where Joss is already working it seems a happy coincidence, but things do not work out as expected They must cope with human tragedy and suffering as well as their own tangled relationship before they find happiness