After a long-buried secret tears her family apart, Jess Hayden moves to the South Devon village of Lynbrook to live with her uncle. Rufus owns the village pub, The Black Bull, and having visited before, Jess knows the villagers well...especially one of them. Talun Hansen has a reputation, making him the kind of man no decent girl should get involved with. Jess, however, has been under his spell from the moment they first met. Although they always seem to bring out the worst in each other, there is no denying the attraction that simmers between them - an attraction Jess knows she needs to keep...

WATERCOLOURS IN THE RAIN What happens to the future when past and present collide? JESS: Six years ago Jess's relationship with Talun Hansen was torn apart by one night of deception. He disappeared from Lynbrook village and she headed for university vowing never to let anyone break her heart again. Currently teaching in Oxford, Jess returns from holiday to an unexpected phone call and life changing news which eventually sees her returning home. TALUN: Six years on Talun Hawkeswood, as he is now known, is heir to his grandfather's Norfolk farming empire. When he hears of trouble in the village...