Patriarch Alex reigns over the estate with a sweetness that infuriates his eldest son Stephen, a powerful financier, but perfectly suited to his younger, laid-back son, Charles. After many years of unwavering tranquility, life in Endellion is about to enter a new turbulent phase with the return of Stephen's ex-wife and the split over her granddaughter Abby, whose mother died without revealing her father's name. . Scandal, revenge, jealousy and desire rage as fiercely as the sea in this powerful drama by author Rosamunde Pilcher.