Amelia has everything she has ever dreamed off. After finishing university she now works as a tour-guide in the romantic ruins of Urquhart Castle, overlooking Loch Ness. The only thing she hasn’t been lucky with so far is love. Amelia never believed in something like love at first sight – until she meets Dermot. The handsome, red-haired Highlander makes her heart suddenly miss a beat whenever she dares to look at him. But Dermot only has eyes for a beautiful singer, regularly performing in the local pub. When he tells Amelia that he and her are finally a couple, Amelia feels as if her world is falling apart. She seeks comfort with her friends at the Little Horse-Yard in Cawdor. With Freddie, the young farrier, she finds a shoulder to cry on and he always seems to be around when she needs someone to lean on. When the two of them watch the magical play of colours of the Northern Lights in the November sky, Amelia starts to wonder whether Dermot really is the answer to her happiness, or whether it may be found a lot closer than she had ever expected ...

Jake Miller aka Jakob Schulz is one of Germany’s most famous actors – always caught in a scandal, usually in relation to women. When he comes to the peace and quiet of the Scottish Highlands to learn horse-riding for a new movie he’s going to star in, Alyson is sure: this arrogant bloke who seems to think no woman would ever be able to resist him will certainly not make her heart flutter in the slightest. Not even with Christmas approaching and her desire to spend the dark, long nights in the warm embrace of someone she loves. Things take a turn when Alyson’s horse Hamlet gets seriously ill, and Jake suddenly shows a caring, sympathetic side of himself she would have never expected. She slowly starts to wonder whether there could actually be more to him than his shallow appearance allows anyone to see. A stolen kiss and romantic night as the first snow starts to cover the Highlands around them make Alyson think that maybe, only maybe, Jake could be the man of her dreams. But then Jake’s past catches up with him and threatens to endanger the happiness he and Alyson are just beginning to find ...