"I will pretend you don't even exist! " Mr. Farrant, her only neighbor, was quite indignant that his solitude had been interrupted by Anna's arrival to stay at her ex-employer's beach cottage. She knew that to stay out of this man's way would be wise, but perversely, Anna wanted him to notice her. She wanted to upset him, if he upset so easily! Never did it occur to her that she might fall in love with this chauvanistic and arrogant, moody artist -- but fall she did....