Rivalry in the golfing world leads to desperate measures, and romance. When Dominic Thorn's business selling golf equipment is threatened by former golfer Keith Livermore he enlists the help of various friends in Madeira.
Sophie is grateful to Luke after he helps her following what she thinks was a random attack. A sudden violent death follows. She thinks she'll be safe with Luke but then she almost dies. She cannot trust anyone and must track down the killer alone.
When Mr Greenslade, owner of Green Valley Garden Centre, is rushed to hospital, his daughter Tansy takes charge. Things have been going wrong at the Centre – is the manager responsible, or Karl whose company is trying to buy the centre?
Melanie is determined to win the Garden Prize for her dead father's garden, which was his joy. She resigns her London job as a florist to run The Old Grange guest house but vandals attack her garden. A guest, Paul Hunt, is sympathetic but he is mysterious. Can she trust him?
Linda's boyfriend enjoyed looking at stately homes. She was horrified when they went to The Old Grange, where a big re-enactment weekend was taking place, to find he was planning to steal antiques. She finds help from a knight in armour and they set out to foil the crooks.
Most French aristocrats fleeing the revolution must earn a living. Comte Luc de St Pierre obtains a position with the Earl of Redditch. But when he is murdered, Luc is suspected. He must find the real murderer while evading a revolutionary Bossard and his thugs, who are threatening his sister Sylvie.