Samantha Brooks' boyfriend has made a mistake. One his friends, family and Sam herself know he'll live to regret. Jamie has announced heis leaving, out of the blue. He is loving, intelligent and, while he isn't perfect, he's perfect for her- in every way except one: he's a free spirit. And after six years in one place, doing a job he despises, he is compelled to do something that will tear apart his relationship with Sam: book a one-way flight to South America.

But Sam isn't giving up without a fight. With Jamie still totally in love with her, and torn about whether to stay or go, she has five months to persuade him to do the right thing. With the help of her friends Ellie and Jen, she hatches a plan to make him realise what he's giving up. A plan that involves dirty tricks, plotting, and a single aim: to win him back.

But by the time the tortured Jamie finally wakes up to what he's lost, a gorgeous new pretender has entered Sam's life. Which begs the question . . . does she still want himback?