Georgina Innes is a family history researcher and writer on the Isle of Wight in the UK and she is thrilled to meet two older women from the part of New Zealand her ancestors came from. They are in fact, related to her though the connection is unknown to the New Zealanders. When they want her to write the family history, it seems a perfect opportunity to go there and see the places her great-grandmother had talked about to her beloved grandmother.

The complication is of course, our hero, Seth Oliphant, who now owns the property through his stepfather. He has his own secrets and they are just right to cast Georgina into disarray.

There is the usual cast of family members, both old and young and a nice dose of New Zealand country life and scenery that makes you want to visit. No wonder the NZ tourist board considered Essie an asset when her books are so popular.

Overall a lovely sweet read and satisfying ending. ( )