That's Love
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Oliver Lord an antiques dealer, whose business reputation stands him in good stead It earns him minor celebrity status in a reality tv show he appears in. But his personal life is a mess and one he he is trying to move on from when he decides after a difficult divorce from his wife to focus all his energy on making a new life for himself, by restoring an old Tudor manor to make his home.
Beth Grayson his nearest neighbour who resides in the cottage just down the lane lives a quiet life with her three cats and dog whilst making a decent income from writing and illustrating children's books, suddenly finds her peaceful surrounding a little shattered when Oliver decides to have a film crew make a reality programme out of his restoration . and finds she has little in common with her new neighbour apart from their love of animals and nature. Neither of them are looking for romance in their current situation, but can their new found friendship develop into just that whether they want it or not?
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