In affairs of the heart, how far can family loyalties be stretched before they snap?

When Laurie Vale receives a phone call out of the blue from an aunt she never knew existed, she soon discovers that everything she ever believed about her family is a lie. Fifty years earlier, in the idyllic coastal village of Stepmouth, a forbidden love affair and a devastating flood drove the Vale family apart, but now her aunt is determined that Laurie should know the truth.

Laurie escapes to the balmy warmth of Majorca only to find the hopes and passions buried in the past resurfacing in the present. But the more she seeks to heal old wounds, the more she becomes ensnared in a complex love affair of her own. One that could destroy her family for good.

A wonderfully entertaining novel about love, family and the secrets that lie just beneath the surface...

Divided between Fifties Stepmouth and the searing heat of a present day Mallorcan summer, a modern family saga which explores the conflicting relationships of two very different generations. Lloyd and Rees are responsible for the bestselling novels )Come Together(, )Come Again( and )Love Lives(.