Can you believe everything you hear? Everybody's talking—but what's really going on? Rumour has it that Stella Hutton landed her new job in a small Hertfordshire town thanks to family connections. Xander Fletcher always has rumours circulating about him as the area's eligible bachelor, but he shrugs them off and pours his heart into his running. Then a rumour starts that crumbling stately home Longbridge Hall is up for sale... Stella is summoned to sell the estate. But Xander will do anything to stand in Stella's way – anything but fall in love...