Charles 'Black Ash' Ashton,' international poker player and serial flirt, is on the run. Unjustly accused in a million pound scam he flees to rural Cornwall but when boredom hits hard his eyes light on the alluring Emily Worthing.
Another handsome, charming, irresponsible man is the last thing Emily needs. The quiet math professor already lost her prestigious job and her heart to one lying cheat.
They stumble into an affair with more obstacles than the Titanic but when Ash's life is on the line are forced to face up to the truth of their love.
Can he leave behind his irresponsible past and deserve her love and trust or will it all prove too complicated?