She swore she'd never trust again.

Buying the old courthouse near the Barrington Tops ragged mountain ranges was a fresh start for Nicole and daughter Lucy.

Renovating the run-down building into a home and B & B accommodation would help them recover from the trauma they had endured.

Nik promised Lucy it would be just the two of them. Always.

But the removal truck getting stuck in the driveway on the first day threw them into neighbour Robbie’s path.

He sorted the problem, then returned with son Harry to help them unload. Nik instinctively liked him, but she couldn’t trust her instincts.

And more importantly, she vowed to keep the promise she’d made to Lucy.

Cover: Background photo of the Bucketts Mountain (Barrington) by Trudy Schultz @accommodation_gloucester