Rosamunde Pilcher: Verlobt, verliebt, verwirrt

Jamie Palmer returns after three years to his natal Newquay, Cornwall, just when his ex Julia Adams and buddy David Taylor hold their bachelor parties, neither of which he attends. Drunk David accidentally starts an affair with waitress Lucy Jones, forgiving her being the criminal publican's accomplice. Jamie accepts to help Julia's aging pa, perfectionist gin manufacturer, and to his surprise gets another shot at Julia, yet still wrestles with a secret medical condition.