Two stories, two heartbreaks - one past, one present. Leaving her native France and arriving in North Wales as a postgraduate student of History and Folklore, Mel is cautiously optimistic that she can escape from her troubled past and begin a new and happier life. She settles into her student accommodation and begins work on her thesis, concentrating particularly on one fascinating manuscript - a compelling and tragic tale of a cursed medieval princess. Then she meets Ray - charming, down-to-earth and devastatingly handsome. Within days, Mel's entire world has transformed from lonely and frustrated to loving and fulfilled.