Siobhan, Miranda and Jane have all been stood up by the same guy on Valentine's Day. Siobhan sees Joseph as a hook-up, Miranda thinks she has the whole package, and Jane, afraid of relationships, works to keep Joseph as a friend, although she secretly wants more. The women don't know about each other, at least not at first.
Joseph, the mystery man, seems to be the perfect guy, sensitive and thoughtful, but it's clear that he's holding back something in his relationships. The women are, too. Siobhan, who is a life coach, had a bad breakup and isn't as confident as she seems. Miranda climbs and trims trees for a living, and while dating Joseph, is avoiding one of her co-workers who is known for his many sexual hook-ups. Apparently Jane is suffering from something that happened at work a few years ago, after which she left London to find solace in smaller Winchester. She's living very quietly, avoiding most people. Even as the characters feel their doubts about their relationships, we slowly learn their secrets while additional surprises are queued up.
I did not expect to like all the main and (most of the) secondary characters so well in this book whose premise seems to indicate a "fluff" read. Nor did I expect the novel to be a deeper read than I anticipated.
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