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Sabrina Wellington has been running a small, romantic hotel on the south coast of England since the tragic death of her husband in an accident. Due to the urgent need for investment and the poor booking situation, all financial reserves have been used up and Sabrina urgently needs another loan from her bank to avert the threat of bankruptcy. On her way to London, she unexpectedly meets her childhood friend Lisa, who left her home country some time ago and until recently worked in a law firm in London. She has now resigned because she has realized that her boss Vince Stevens appreciates her as an employee but has no other ambitions. The two spontaneously decide to swap their "lives" for a short time: Lisa takes over the management of the hotel in Sabrina's place and Sabrina moves into Lisa's apartment in London and tries to reorganize her life.
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