After a whirlwind summer through Paris and London, Maisie is back where she belongs—the Cornish hotel by the sea. But can things ever be the same as they were?

Maisie's heart never truly left Port Hewer, even though she was following her long held writing dreams when she reluctantly lefts its shores mere weeks ago. But now that she's back in Cornwall, everything has changed—from her place among the staff at the hotel Penmarrow to her budding romance with groundskeeper Sidney Daniels, who isn't quite ready to overlook the painful consequences of her sudden departure.

Losing Sidney would be unbearable, but Maisie can't help fearing it might be true if the rift between them proves too deep to heal. And to make matters worse, her position at the Penmarrow has been filled by another, there's nowhere for her to live in the village, and her savings are finally dwindling to a pathetic number – with her book still unpublished after her startling discovery about the author helping guide her towards success.

But one thing which hasn't changed is the drama and excitement at the hotel Penmarrow, where the staff is awaiting inspection from the intimidating mogul Ms. Claypool. Stirring up trouble in the meantime is her special guest 'Mad Ludwig', an eccentric architect whose demands are definitely driving everyone on the staff a little crazy. And then there's the hotel's mysterious new desk manager, whose behavior ignites Maisie's suspicions and causes her to become entangled in yet another form of intrigue—one that could unwittingly jeopardize the future of the Penmarrow and everyone who works there, unless Maisie can find a way to undo the harm.

With everything that matters to her most at stake this time, Maisie faces her biggest challenges yet...and her deepest question of the heart as she confronts the reason she returned to Cornwall and the Penmarrow in the first place.