An unexpected inheritance offers Libby Pullford the chance to escape her unhappy, abusive marriage and return to her Lancashire roots with her young son, Ned. But her domineering husband, Steven, won't let her go so easily. The one person she can turn to for help is her new neighbor, former police detective Joss Atherton, to whom Libby feels a growing attraction. But Joss has troubles of his own. Meanwhile, Emily Mattison is enjoying newfound domestic...

Following a bitter divorce, Gabrielle is anxious for a new start, but when her ex gets tangled up in organized crime and is desperate to pay his gambling debts, she discovers just what her former husband is capable of.