Arriving back in the small Lake District town of Inglemere, Aria thinks she’s reclaiming her childhood home after her dad’s untimely death. Resentful of her self-involved stepmother, and dodging her insufferable ex, Aria has no choice but to move into the falling-apart fishing hut she’s been left instead.

Enter Nic, a southern property tycoon with a desperate plan to transform the untouched lake shore into a luxury haven for the rich. But when his development plans hit a snag, the only way forward is to convince the locals he’s one of them.

With Aria’s financial situation worsening, a deal with this handsome devil feels like her only option. As they navigate rapidly changing rules and their accelerating attraction to each other, they must confront their personal dilemmas before the landscape they are fighting over is destroyed.

This steamy small-town story is all about how thin the line between love and hate is, and about discovering what – and who – makes a home.