Tired of the city rush, Erin Mallowson takes a twelve-month lease on Owl Cottage in Norfolk to run her own image consultancy business. Her ex-boss and commitment-phobic boyfriend Spencer thinks she's mad. Keen to embrace the village lifestyle, Erin doesn't expect it to include the enigmatic Brad Cavill, a former footballer with a troubled past. But even though work and love refuse to run smoothly, it turns out to be a leap year that Erin never wants...