Though Julia South-Brown knows the imminent sale of Wellington Manor means everything to her father Brian and his wife Katie, the process hasn't been all sunshine and roses for the village of Peridale. James Jacobson, the cutthroat property developer interested in the manor, also wants something else ... to turn Peridale's library into a hot new restaurant. And James isn't the kind of man who takes no for an answer. As clouds both literal and figurative gather on Peridale's horizon, Julia's caught in the middle. Is it possible to successfully play both sides? Can she save Peridale's beloved library while also helping Brian and Katie secure the sale of the property that's been weighing them down and draining them dry for years? The task might be daunting, but a little impossibility has never scared her off before. Of course, there's also the small matter of a garden party and a gun ...