Little Mowbury is a sleepy English village deep in the Cotswolds. The kind of village where you're only a local if your lineage can be traced back to the dinosaurs. Where you can find everything in the single village shop from morning newspapers to dry-cleaning, and getting your shoes mended. And, of course, where everybody knows everybody else's business. It's easy to find... you can't miss it... just ask anyone and they'll tell you... "It's left at the crossroads."Eighteen months ago Jason Havers lost the love of his life and it's time to move on. Applying for the position of chef in a sleepy country pub, a million miles away from his previous life, may well be the fresh start he needs. His new employers immediately take him under their wing and before long he finds himself with a passel of new friends and a job he loves. What he doesn't expect is Tom, a gorgeous midwife, who stirs up feelings he's not ready to deal with.But when someone from his previous life turns up in Little Mowbury, will Jason be able to keep them from revealing the secret he's been keeping from those he's come to love?