Rose Conroy and her children, Neil and Norah, are at a crossroads. After the death of her husband, Rose inherits property and a farm in Malloy Bay, Ireland, from Peteβs family.
A sheep farm. Really? Rose knows nothing about sheep unless you count the petting zoo she took the kids to. Norah is looking forward to playing with the βsheeps,β but sheβs five, what does she know? Neil, the twelve-year-old pragmatist, is the level-headed one; he agrees with the move. Rose wonders if she made the right decision to invade the seaside village of Malloy Bay.
Someone must be running after a flock of sheep. When she meets the shepherd in question, Rose steadies herself for a period of adjustment and irritation.
Devyn Thorne, the source of Roseβs irritation, is still saddened by the death of Maeve Conroy. She doesnβt want to deal with a new owner and worries that her quiet life will soon be turned upside down. As expected, when they meet, their personalities clash, and Dev enjoys being the thorn in the new ownerβs side.
Set against the coastal beauty of the wild west of Ireland, Malloy Bay and its cast of happy villagers will never be the same after the invasion of the Conroys.