Eight people sign up for a creative writing course at the tranquil Skye Creative Hub. But Tessa Birnie is dismayed to find that her teaching partner is Max Logan. Max is less than happy at having his style cramped by Tessa's presence. Marcus and Megan, manager and assistant at the Creative Hub, are each on their own retreat from shady pasts. They do their best to help the course to run smoothly, but as ever more strange events occur, chaos descends upon the group. As Pamela revels in being close to her literary idol, and Leon is confronted by his alter ego, Beryl and Jack discover that each has a secret agenda and is not all they seem. Leila, Tessa's agent's latest hot property, struggles with writer's block and Max's unwanted attentions. No-one knows what's happened to Anna after the first night, when there was much corridor creeping and a case of mistaken bedrooms. Is Malcolm the postie a kind and considerate young man, or does he harbour a malevolent side? Lives will change inexorably.