Polly MacDonald is a flabby, curvy and splendid private detective from Scotland. Her life is going nowhere until she meets Annie Lakeman, a short, handsome woman with a passion for trainspotting.
Polly takes an instant disliking to Annie and the tactless and spiteful ways she learnt during her years in Europe.
However, when a dragon tries to murder Polly, Annie springs to the rescue. Polly begins to notices that Annie is actually rather remarkable at heart.
But, the pressures of Annie's job as a swordsman leave her blind to Polly's affections and Polly takes up reading to try an distract herself.
Finally, when tight-fisted painter, Cameron Williams, threatens to come between them, Annie has to act fast. But will they ever find the splendid love that they deserve?
