If you realise you've been settling for second best for far too long, how can you start again? When Em finds out that her fiance's having an affair, she packs up her paints and easel and moves to the North Devon coast to build a better life on her own. But her new life becomes more unsettled when attractive professor, Jack Carver, arrives for a holiday. Who's he avoiding? And what do Jack and Em have in common? Follow the twists and turns of Em and Jack's complicated lives in this fun, laugh-out-loud, friends-to-lovers rom-com.