A summer of secrets or a lifetime of love? Light-hearted, uplifting dramas around 'The Dog & Duck' pub and the life of its landlady Ellie Browne. Ellie Browne has found happiness running The Dog & Duck pub in the idyllic village of Little Leyton. Enjoying a blossoming romance with handsome property developer, Max Golding, life just couldn't be sweeter. But her peace is shattered when Max's younger sister, Katy, turns up unannounced and Max's loyalties are stretched further when his glamorous ex, Sasha, re-appears with her own burgeoning secret. With Max preoccupied with the demands of his 'other women', Ellie's forced to consider if she has any role to play in his life and if Little Leyton is really the forever home she had hoped for. The perfect summer read for fans of Lucy Diamond and Milly Johnson.