▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁featuring ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁Isabel ▁Dal h ous ie . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Fri ends , ▁Lo vers , ▁Ch oc olate . ▁ ▁Plot ▁syn opsis ▁Isabel ▁Dal h ous ie ▁is ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁for ties ▁and ▁lives ▁alone ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁age ing ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁Due ▁to ▁an ▁inheritance ▁left ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁her ▁late ▁mother , ▁she ▁can ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁nom inal ▁fee ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Review ▁of ▁App lied ▁Eth ics . ▁Her ▁closest ▁friends ▁are ▁her ▁nie ce ▁Cat , ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁who ▁runs ▁a ▁del ic at essen ; ▁her ▁house keeper ▁Grace , ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁woman ▁with ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁spiritual ism ; ▁Cat ' s ▁ex - boy friend ▁Jam ie , ▁a ▁bass oon ist ▁to ▁whom ▁Isabel ▁has ▁been ▁secret ly ▁attract ed ▁ever ▁since ▁they ▁met ; ▁and ▁Bro ther ▁Fox , ▁an ▁urban ▁fo x ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁Isabel ' s ▁garden . ▁ ▁When ▁visit ing ▁an ▁art ▁gallery , ▁Isabel ▁meets ▁an ▁American ▁couple : ▁Isabel ▁sees ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁has ▁Bell ' s ▁p als y , ▁and ▁takes ▁an ▁instant ▁dis like ▁to ▁the ▁woman ▁for ▁no ▁reason ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁explain . ▁Then ▁she ▁goes ▁to ▁Cat ' s ▁del ic at essen , ▁where ▁Cat ' s ▁assistant ▁Edd ie ▁tells ▁her ▁that ▁Cat