HotelmanagerMarcusWinterisawaitinganimportantvisitortotheEmiratesPalaceHotel.\rHislong-timefriend–therepresentativeofabigtouroperator–shouldbearrivingsoontoinspectthehotel.\rButinsteadofhisfriend,it’sanewinspectorthatcomes–SarahRiems,whoseideasconcerningtheneedsofhotelguestsgreatlydifferfromthoseofMarcus.\rTryingtoimpressSarahwiththedistinctiveflairofhishotel,Marcusmakesagrandpresentation,emphasizingthespectacularregionalcuisineandeventakingtheinspectoronseveraltripsintothebreathtakingdesert.Still,itlookslikeahardsell…\rAtthesametime,Anna,thehotel’sdecorator,excitedlyawaitsthearrivalofvisitorsofherown-herpen-palMaxandhisfriendHolger.AlthoughMaxandAnnahaveonlyoncebrieflymet,hisextremelyromanticlettershavefilledherheartwithpassion.\rOnceherguestsaresettledinthehotelthough,itbecomesquicklyobvioustoAnnathattheMaxwhohadinspiredsuchaloveinherthroughhislettersismuchdifferentthantheoneshenowseesbeforeher.\rIt’stheartisticHolgerwhoispresentlystirringherdesire,whichleadstoagrowingrivalrybetweenthetwomenthatstrainstheirfriendship.\rMeanwhile,thesinglemotherRenateandhersonTobiashavetraveledtothehotelforadreamholiday.Soon,Renate’srealreasonforthetriptoDubaisurfaces-shewantsTobiastobecomeacquaintedwithhisfather,whooperatesboattoursforthehotelguests–andwhodoesn’tevenknowhissonexists…

Endlesspristinebeaches,crystal-bluewaterandnever-endingsunshine:thegoalofhotelmanagerMarkusashepackshisbagsforarelaxingholidayatthefamily-ownedluxuryhotelontheSeychelles.HealsowantstocatchupwithhisdaughterLeoniewho’scurrentlyinjobtrainingattheresort.\rLeonieisgoodfriendswithFlo,ahotelmaidwhodreamsofacareerinthefashionworldanddevotesallofhersparetimetodesigningextraordinaryoutfits.WhenLeoniediscoversthatthecelebratedfashiondesignerClausCarstenshasmadeareservation,shesecretlystashesFlo’ssketchesinhisreceptiondeskmailbox.Butasitturnsout,it’snotClausbuthissonWaynewhoarrivesatthehotel.\rUnexpectedly,andwithouthavinganyclueabouteachother’sbackground,FloandWaynefallinlove.\rHowever,whenWaynelearnsthatthemysterioussketchesarefromFlo,hebecomesunsure…issheonlyusinghimtogetahead?HeconfrontsLeonie,whodesperatelyturnstoMarkusforhelpinstraighteningoutthemisunderstanding.\rMarkus’plansforacarefree,sun-soakedholidayarealreadybeingfoiledbyHelena.AtfirstHelenainsiststhatshe’stheownerofthepropertyonwhichthehotelstands.Theysoondeterminethatshehadinheritedanaltogetherdifferentpropertyfromherlatefather…wherehehadbuiltahomeforchildren.ThatdeeplydisturbsHelena.\rWhyhadthefatherwhoshenevermetcaredsomuchforotherchildren,andnothisowndaughter?TogetherwithMarkus,shesetsouttofindthetruthaboutthefathershebelievestobedead.HorstandNoraarecausingquiteastiraswellonthetropicalisland.Thecouplehaddreamtofaromanticnewbeginningfortheirrelationshiponthesun-kissedisland....\r...butthenOliver,Nora’ssecretlover,unexpectedlyshowsup.Itbecomesathree-waytugofwar,untilOliverandHorstwindupbecomingbuddies.Herworldthrownintochaos,Noraisnearinganervousbreakdown.Onsuchabeautifultropicalparadisethough,tranquilityisneverfaroff…