The truth always prevails - with some exceptions . . . When esteemed lawyer Hannah Makepeace and her four-year-old son move into a former smugglers' hideaway, little do they know that their lives will become entwined in events that happened at Pebble Cove over a century ago.

Tobias Finchinglake is Hannah's first client when she returns to Truelove Hills from Dubai. He has no idea how their connection will lead to unravelling a mystery surrounding his ancestry that has plagued him all his life.

Secrets are uncovered at Chateau Amore de Pebblio, Sonning Hall and Finchinglake Vineyard. Hannah's grandfather knows more than most. Will Arthur Makepeace reveal the missing piece of the jigsaw? Or will he keep the biggest secret of his life?