Anna is a single parent living and working in Scotland with her young daughter, Miranda. She runs a small estate agency and is determined to do something for the reputations of estate agents everywhere by running an ethical business. Having been resolutely single for years, Anna's love life picks up when she meets Jack Anderson. He may be a little rough around the edges but he's available, kind to Miranda and sexy. However, before their fledgling relationship can get off the ground, Anna receives a letter from Miranda's father, Omar. Anna and Omar's relationship had been brief and it wasn't until after they parted that Anna had discovered she was pregnant. Anna hadn't wanted anything from Omar but feeling that he at least deserved to know about Miranda, had written him a letter. And the last communication she had received from Omar was a cheque for one million pounds...