John Britton, senior partner is fed up. Work seems to be nothing but stress and continual change, most of which he disapproves of. Plus he has his own health worries to come to terms with.

Joan, the head receptionist, has been a valuable and dependable member of the practice team for many years. Now she is at her wits’ end and who wouldn’t be, living with an out of control, manipulative young son and a mother with advancing dementia?

Aware of all her problems, John does his best to help and offer support but his attentions are misinterpreted by Joan who is developing and increasingly dangerous infatuation with the general practitioner and will stop at virtually nothing to achieve her goal.

This is the fifth and final book in the Teviotdale medical centre series. Out of Practice, Faith Hope and Clarity, Too Close for Comfort and Spoilt for Choice are all available now.