Synopsis:
After a short and difficult marriage, recently widowed Edith Sherman has learned her lesson. Forget love. Forget marriage. She plans to fill her thirties with adventure. As she awaits the final paperwork for a humanitarian trip to South Africa, she accepts a short-term nursing position in a small Midwestern town. The last thing she needs is a handsome local catching her eye. How inconvenient is that?
Henry Hobbes isn’t exactly thrilled to have Edith, who he assumes is an elderly widow, dumped on him as a houseguest for the summer. But he’d do almost anything for his niece, who is practically like a sister to him given how close they are in age. Especially since Edith will be working nights and Henry works most days. When he and Edith keep missing each other in person, they begin exchanging notes–short messages at first, then longer letters, sharing increasingly personal parts of their lives.
By the time Henry realizes his mistake–that Edith is actually the brown-eyed beauty he keeps bumping into around town–their hearts are so intertwined he hopes they never unravel. But with her departure date rapidly approaching, and Henry’s roots firmly planted at home, Edith must ultimately decide if the adventure of her dreams is the one right in front of her.
What To Expect:
This is a light hearted contemporary rom-com featuring fun side characters, mistaken identities, and two people that need to work through past hurts and mistakes to move on in life together.
Content Warnings:
Language: None
Sexual Content: Clean – Non-explicit kissing. Reference to intimacy and baby-making
Violence: Mild – Once scene with an attacker but all details are kept vague. Male main character comes out with a black eye
Substance Use: References to alcohol and wishing drinks were alcoholic but the main character’s never drink. Talk about a suicide pill taken by desperate people in South Africa.
Prejudices: None
Religious Themes: A few references to God or prayer, but light on religious themes over all
Other Topics: Mild infidelity
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