Mel has her bookstore, she doesn't need a yob like Jesse. Right?

After a nomadic and unconventional childhood, all Mel wants is a successful business and a stable life. She's focused on the new bookshop she's just opened with her best friend Ellie and the wine and cheese nights they're about to start.

But Mel is up against obstacles. There's drama with the neighbouring construction site, a boutique owner who seems hell bent on causing problems, interferring family members and baffling incidents of vandalism.

If mel WAS looking for a man, surely her suave, well dressed landlord Nate would be the perfect match. Her mother certainly seems to think so. So why is it that she's so distracted by the sexy but surly builder working next door?

This is a modern day take on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice- set in Wellington, New Zealand.