Lisa McCullen has never been able to let go of the past. But the pristine beaches and closed community of the residents of the Australian seaside town offer her the freedom and security she longs for - if not for herself, then for her ten-year-old daughter Hannah. But then Mike Dormer arrives, stays in the crumbling inn of the legendary shark hunter and Lisa's aunt Kathleen, and all the peace and quiet of Silver Bay, and indeed everything Lisa cares about, is suddenly in danger. This perfumed shot from London wants to turn the hotel and the bay, which offers refuge to whales, into a prosperous tourist resort. And even though he's exactly the type of person Lisa should hate, he soon begins to threaten even Lisa's decision not to fall in love again with someone who doesn't deserve it at all...