When Charlotte Hargreaves inherits her uncle's hotel in the Pennine town of Drayton Top, she intends to sell it and return to Birmingham. Instead, she finds herself drawn into the life of the town, reopening the hotel and uncovering secrets that reshape her past. But Drayton Top is also under threat. As an outside company moves in with plans that could change the place forever, Charlotte and the townspeople begin to pull together in unexpected ways. Warm, atmospheric, and quietly compelling, Drayton Top is a story of inheritance, belonging, buried history, and a community determined to defend its future.
