How can you build a new life on toxic foundations? Emma Willshire has overcome plenty of obstacles in her life. From student bride to single mother of a son, Owen, but she has found happiness with her second husband, Paul and another child, Mollie. Emma's dark days seem far behind her until a fatal accident happens at Paul's work and he is held responsible. On holiday in France, trying to leave his problems behind, Paul's behaviour turns erratic. On impulse, he buys a dilapidated property and, to Emma's dismay, persuades her they can renovate it into a holiday home. As the couple strive to renovate their marriage and their French ruin and to open a small business, shadows from the past threaten their happiness and safety. Escape to a new life in France seemed the only solution but leads to heart-breaking loss and Emma must fight to protect herself and her daughter