Evie Kinsella lives a hectic life in Dublin and is looking forward to a holiday with her friend Monique, who lives in the Dordogne in France. Among the impressive vineyards, dramatic chateaux and picturesque villages Evie envisages a carefree week of fun and laughter – and maybe some romance. But the holiday doesn’t go quite as planned.Things look up when the friends meet gorgeous Laurent and Joël, but a series of coincidences brings Evie face to face with someone she thought she had left firmly in the past. And Evie is not the only one hiding from the past. Monique is harbouring a secret she won’t even share with her best friend, and it could prove lethal. Someone sinister has her in his sights and is threatening to pounce. Suddenly Evie is right in the middle of a complex game – but who can she turn to, to help her understand the rules? And can Monique wake up in time to the danger she is in and save herself?