Annie O'Harran is the wrong side of thirty. A harassed single mother, she's escaped her faithless first husband with a few shreds of dignity intact, and against all expectations met her hero: David Palmer is a kind and gentle doctor with a private practice in Belgravia, and Annie has a blissful summer ahead to plan their wedding. But first Annie must escape the constant interruptions of her tiny Fulham house, and surround herself with calm in order to meet the horrible deadline set by the only publisher ever to have expressed interest in her writing...