A doctor to heal his heart - can he heal hers too? Dr Hugh Scott hasn't been able to face having another female doctor in the practice since he lost his wife. When their latest locum turns out to be a high-spirited nymph, he looks for every reason to send her back. But gradually Dr Alex Lorimer wins the love of everyone in Kilbreckan, including Hugh. Yet when Hugh reveals his love he discovers that at the root of her wanderlust is heartbreak and fear. Alex feels she must leave Kilbreckan, and Hugh must convince her she has finally come home - before time runs out...