She came for a quiet reset. He just wanted to get through the season. Neither expected to fall into something real.
After a health scare and years of burnout, school administrator Hannah Reynolds retreats to the sleepy lakeside town of Cedar Ferry for a three-week rental at Cider Ridge Orchard. She brings a planner, a list, and every intention of leaving again.
Mike Walker, a widower with roots too deep to pull up, runs the orchard with quiet determination. When Hannah shows up needing more help than she admits, their easy rhythm is anything but convenient.
But as autumn leaves fall and the cider starts to flow, unexpected moments begin to stitch them together. A shared pie. A porch swing. A growing sense of home.
Sometimes, the life you didn’t plan is the one that fits just right.
