Love comes in the most unlikely places! It must surely be a case of mistaken identity or so Carrie informed herself as she travelled towards the place indicated to her. But then at the time she had no idea of what awaited her there or the advent of the two men into her life who would ultimately shape her destiny. Neither come to that had she any idea at the time of the dangers which were destined to torment her. Could this be all because she had once applied for a job in the civil service? But if this was the case she was hardly filing papers in an air conditioned office. Therefore she was left with the question whether she could find true love as she faced those jagged ghoul shaped rocks which appeared to inspire sedition?

When the figure of a man was washed up on the beach close to where she was staying Helen Western did not know at first whether the figure was dead or alive. But then Tamir, after escaping from the ferry boat carrying refugees because his life was in danger, was very much alive and as a result the two of them soon struck up a relationship. Still the time eventually came when Helen had to return back to her teaching job in England. Tamir however was determined to follow her even if he had no papers! England however was not that Paradise Island where they had first met and quite soon people were to come between them with disastrous consequences. The question was could their problems ever be resolved or was true happiness out of the question for them to find? Love like the tide can ebb and flow!

Rebecca may have won a gold medal at the Olympics but she also managed to catch the Zika virus. Visited in hospital by a young man she becoame attracted to she had no idea that they would meet again on that cruiser where she was working as a gymnast. Unfortunately by that time Steve Eldon had also entered her life and the trouble was that he also had a friend whom Rebecca flet uncomfortable with to say the least: but then life often promotes a few challenges including a death and a trail before she is able to find complete happiness!

Captured by pirates as a potential bride for their chief after her parents are killed in Nigeria, Alona finally escapes back to her birthplace in the U.K. Fete for her story Alona finds herself involved with film makers who are anxious to portray her story on the screen, but such a new life is not without its drawbacks one of whom appears in the guise of Gregg Bancroft. Alona however is to find herself in an even deeper quandary when she hears that the Island girl who affected her own rescue has been injured and flown to this country for surgery, all of which leaves Alona torn between her child and caring for the girl she once knew. In this she finds herself in a situation where only Gregg can help her. But then by this time Gregg is already engaged to another!

Whilst she was busy collecting different hues of sand to compile a picture for her Phd exam, Sophia never imagined that she would finish up helping to rescue a President from a war torn African state. Neither at the time did she realise what an important role the tall blonde stranger, whom at first she saw only from a distance, would have in her life. But then there were other things too, which were of strategic importance to her country: All of which seemed to leave little time for love, or was that just a figment of her imagination.

Left a legacy by her parents Becky Carson's first inclination was to invest this into a business venture with her partner Jeff Gunter. That however was before Becky realised the true character of the man. It was also before a fire at sea and meeting Sven Jensen. Matters could not be resolved quite so easily however especially after Jeff Gunter became involved with a gang, known to the police. The question was would Sven be willing to wait for her whilst she disentangled her life or were the rumours about him correct: Was he a married man?

If Kelly was surprised when she managed to secure the job acting as companion and secretary to a Professor who was returning to England after suffering an accident, she was even more surprised when she met Stefan Rincon. Surprised that was at herself for actually falling for the man! But then life does not always proceed without its complications. One of these was the fact that she herself was being used by others to glean scientific information from the Professor and yet another came in the fact that once back in England and seeking a future in the theatre she was to find herself at the centre of foreign intervention. Even so perhaps the thoughts she had of Marie Sanchez having already formed a relationship with the Professor were to be proved wrong when it was this person who eventually came to her rescue. But Stefan himself still remained an enigma and a happy ending seemed to be quite impossible!

Travelling to Norway for the wedding of her friend, Sonja was ill-prepared for the advent of the silent one or indeed what was consequently to happen, but then Lars Bjork-birch was a completely different character to others she had met. But then Sonja herself had a secret, a child who was fast reaching his maturity and one who regarded his mother only as a money making machine even when she found herself as a guest of Soviet Russia. Yet Lars himself also held a secret close to his heart. What that was Sonja had eventually to find out!

A son who was keeping alpacas in sheep rearing country was enough to despair any man which was probably one of the reasons why Joe Addle persuaded his son Gary to attend that meeting in order to better himself! Still when Gary was elected to serve on the Pink Rose Party against the local school mistress Joe may have been rather surprised but he was even more so when he found out that the two of them were in cahoots planning that Viking Seaway. By this time however other bodies had entered into the fray such as Andrew Masterson and his father in law, an old union official and perhaps even more significantly the figure of Walter Grimsdale who was nothing if not determined to put an end to this fiasco which had its roots in the history books. Thus in the face of such opposition was it possible that true love would survive and if so at what cost?

After parting from the man who had once meant a great deal to her, Adele Corsairs fully intended to spend some time with her writing, yet the storm of her private life was to be echoed by a ferocious storm of the elements where she suddenly meets the new man in her life. Simon Felton however was soon to prove that he was not all that she had envisaged. A fact that was to prove all the more disturbing when she discovered that he was the son of her new employer, which made her new job working to promote a cruise line all the more difficult. Things seemed to go from bad to worse when Jason Rennet was found murdered and questions were then asked about her own relationship with this individual. Neither did a happy ending seem to be forthcoming when Adele realised that Simon was in fact expected to marry the daughter of one of their competitors. Yet Adele's reaction to this was to perpetuate even more disturbing consequences; leaving one to pose the question as to whether matters would ever end satisfactorily?

Travelling out to Gibraltar Dawn Middleton fully expected to receive an engagement ring and certainly not the ring of a hollow bullet. Nevertheless as a language expert Dawn soon found her services were required by H.M. Intelligence. Yet whilst she was aware of Governmental ideas to curb illegal immigration, she never expected to find herself involved in a mission to actually bring one such person back to Europe. Neither come to that had she expected to become involved with the likes of Callum Seddon. Even so during the extent of this mission many things came to pass that caused her to change her mind, not only on the task she had to undertake but also on the person she had now fallen in love with. Sometimes however fate can often provide tricks such as Marcus Sanchez, whom Dawn had believed to be dead, entering her life again and this in itself provided some soul searching.

To any outsider it was a case of boy meets girl on that boat which crossed the Baltic, but then Joseph Heiman was on a mission and Olga Larson was shortly to find herself arrested by the Russian Authorities. Yet although their separation suggested that others would enter their lives and assume some degree of importance; and despite the spectre of that large Russian female who appeared to be constantly present, this was a story that was finally played out in the Orkney Islands where a tenet of suspicion haunted both of their lives! The question was not only who would Olga now choose but also how the Commander's wife, a person whom Joseph had met when on a training exercise now fitted into this equation, and what of the Commander himself, a man whom Joseph had once believed to be stern and relentless but who now showed additional characteristics?

Maybe it appeared to be a little unorthodox for Jayne to take the job as a courier, but then at the time she had not expected to find herself embroiled with either drug trafficking or indeed Luc Mathieu. But then Luc had problems of his own which revolved around his inheritance of Priory Manor and relatives who would dearly have loved to have relieved him of this and more especially the land which had also passed to him and which was currently at the centre for the exploration of shale gas. As this location happened to be close to Jayne's home address it seemed to be inevitable that the two would be thrown together, more especially when Detective Inspector Bennett offered a helping hand in this by keeping the pair of them together. Yet before true romance could blossom there were still many skeletons in the cupboard that needed to be disarmed, including Luc's own biological father and Jayne's former fiance, a person that her parents thought the world about but who nevertheless had his own self-interests at heart. .

When Tanya Illingworth had a desire to visit Norway, she never intended to become involved with Norse Mythology; neither as a matter of fact did she intend to become involved with Gareth Preston, for as far as she was concerned all men now remained in a 'no go' area for her. Perhaps however there was more to Gareth Preston than the plastic troll he insisted on buying her for in future years it was Nadia their daughter who was to entice them on that further voyage in which Garethwas destined to play a key role. But could love survive when there were others seemingly anxious to tear the couple apart? Maybe Gareth still had something to prove but the fact is can one really trust the Trolls?

Forced to leave her home on the coast in order to find work, Meg Wilson finds initial employment as a carer at a rehabilitation centre for wounded ex-servicemen with the promise of being able to study for a future nursing career. Meg however is particularly drawn to one of the patients, an American by birth who is now struggling to come to terms with prosthetic limbs. Yet David is also a married man with a wife and child back in the States and eventually this is where he returns. This is hardly the end of the matter however for a couple of years later he returns to England, initially to foolhardily attempting the coast to coast walk before later accompanying a group of amputees from the centre in the States, where he now works as a manager, to the Paralympic games in London. This time around the fact that he is a married man seems to have little bearing on her emotions. Life however is not without throwing obstacles in their path, one of which comes in the form of Marion, David's estranged wife, and the other from someone out of her own past whom she would rather have forgotten.

When Becky Ferguson left her teaching post as well as her current boyfriend to move north in order to look after her father she firmly believed that she had finished with men. Not so, however, as she was soon to find out and what was more in the most unorthodox of fashions; for the men who now invaded her life after first receiving the mysterious note pushed through her door, consisted of a variety of characters, not all of whom were acceptable. Even so there was the one called Martin, who after involving her with that research cell in the Lake District; she was to discover that the solar flares he spoke about were not all astronomical. Unfortunately however events are seldom destined to run smoothly and with the advent of others from a past life, Becky realised that she was in grave danger of losing Martin. But Becky still had friends, one in particular who quickly guessed her secret and moreover felt determined to do something about it.

Requested by her boss to attend a meeting in his place, the last thing that Rachel Burton expected was to find herself in the midst of the Eurozone crisis. Neither did she anticipate finding herself on a cruise ship and falling head over heels in love with a man who led a suspicious existence. Yet there were more formidable enemies of the State that the young economist had to face and the prospect of her returning to her own employ became more and more remote as the situation grew more intense. What had happened to Callum Rothwell after he was knocked unconscious in Lisbon remained a mystery, but then could she trust Brett Chaplain as well as that female with the long finger nails especially when her own brother appeared to be involved? But by this time Rachel had fallen for the man who now seemed to disregard her!

If Fiona was surprised when she inherited Claymore Hall she was even more surprised to find that she had two sitting tenants in the form of mother and son. Yet upon meeting Bertha Carpenter she wondered whether she should have followed her partner's advice and sold the place, but then Clive's eyes had registered like a cash machine at the time. Not that he was prepared to give up his quest however but by this time other characters had appeared on the scene; the man in charge of plotting a route for pylons to serve the National Grid; a secretive character by the name of James Fuller and not least William Carpenter himself who apparently had interests of his own! Thus perhaps the scene was now set for even more sinister happenings destined to disturb the peace of the tranquil Scottish countryside beset now with gold mining rumours. Events that followed forced Fiona into becoming involved as well as falling in love quite unexpectedly!

In truth Deborah Wright sought the peace and tranquillity of La Gomera in order to allow herself some space to come to terms with the trauma that life had forced upon her and also in the hope that she would be able to refresh her own creative talent. What she had never expected however was to meet a man by the name of Mark Craven or to become embroiled in a new career. Yet whilst this in itself presented a challenge, the forces of dissention that haunted her mind were soon to return in an even more sinister form. Who therefore could be proclaimed the winner from this output born of the cauldron of emotions and perhaps what was more to the point, who was the one who possessed a disturbing secret who tried to surreptitiously undermine her life?

Shrouded in its veil of mysticism the story of St Bega may have served to accentuate the prominence of those surrounding lofty peaks, yet upon returning home after an absence of twelve years Borran Smethwick found little to fascinate him in this story, nor indeed did the stories of his own family's Viking ancestry; for in truth the man's sole desire was to rekindle his past relationship with Alison Guthrie, the girl who lived next door, even if this meant going against many of his family's principles! Many things had happened during his long absence however that served only to hamper such attempts. Matters that included his own brother's running of the estate as well as the remnants of some film that had been made in the area, something which now appeared to be of particular interest to those German visitors. Moreover there was also the matter of the murder in Dodd's Wood that occurred the same night as his return! Nevertheless as the tide of events began to close in around him Borran finds that he has at least two allies, one of these is Alison Guthrie herself and the other in the unlikely character of Ned Rook against who many waved the finger of suspicion

After the irretrievable break up of her marriage and having just qualified as a practising doctor, the last person that Kathryn now wished to meet was a character like that of Nathan Woodward! Nevertheless employed on a mercy mission to help out in a Haiti hospital after the disaster out there, Kathryn found perhaps initially to her dismay that their paths appeared to cross more and more. Even so for her to actually fall in love with this man was totally unthinkable especially considering that he had already made his views on such matters well known not to mention the shadows from her own past that kept returning to haunt her! Unfortunately or otherwise the two appear to have mutual friends however and it is Nathan, the consultant in tropical medicine who requests her assistance on a special project. Yet can love possibly survive the trauma that has yet to come?

Rachel Aldred had mixed feelings when she travelled to the airport to meet her boss who was flying out to her holiday Island from England, not least because she was aware that eh was expecting an answer to a certain question he had posed. Still when the man didn't arrive her world was suddenly thrown into bigger turmoil: No doubt this situation was aggravated by the annoying stranger she met, an enigma who unfortunately was to become a large part of her life! As if that was not enough this individual had the distinct habit of turning up at every location she subsequently found herself in eyeing her all the while with a look that hallmarked suspicion. Worse however was to follow when tragedy truck at her own family for it was only then that she began to appreciate the tentacles exuding from the cells of Al Queda that were concentrated not only in some far off country but also closer to home! Yet Lance Turner had still not clearly defined his own role in all of this and how his presence was to affect her own life!

Can love survive the tide of deception? The love that Stacey once knew on the Island in the Lake, is cruelly wrested from out of her grasp with the advent of those who appear to be intent upon grasping the things that she cherishes. Thus the Island itself is left to return into a veil of secrecy. In truth however, whilst one misunderstanding has resulted in forcing her apart from her true love, more is yet to follow, for Stacey subsequently is to find herself at the mercy of someone who wishes to use her merely as a way of fulfilling his own needs. Consequently the question remains as to whether her lover will be able to return in time to save her or will the present shroud of silence seek to immerse her into its fathomless depths.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Atlantic Isles this holiday with a difference was certainly not anticipated by Jackie Leighton when she journeyed to Crab Island to escape from the trauma of having been jilted at the altar! Neither, at the time, had she taken into consideration that she would become the subject of mistaken identity! The fact that she was unable to convince Stewart Morris that she was not the girl in question led to her involvement in a rescue mission; to be hunted down by foreign assassins and eventually left to face the creatures she dreaded the most! But given the choice, would she choose a reconciliation with one rather contrite fianc or would she prefer a liaison with this most unpredictable of men?