Any Rainy Thursday

Althea inherited her grandfather’s farm stand and extensive gardens, as well as his love of the land, and she has a deep desire to keep his legacy. She also has an abiding love for old music, ballads, and ditties from the nineteenth century, although she doesn’t have the talent she would like to have.

Miles thinks of himself as a troubadour, wandering through life serenading the ladies and making joyful music with a combo that plays the old songs at festivals.

They are brought together by Miles’ accident in a violent thunderstorm. Handsome and charming, he has captivated Althea by playing the music she loves.

But Miles has a wounded soul and can’t commit his heart again to anyone.

Althea gradually learns his buried secrets, and she sees that he can heal if he will allow himself to trust her. Can she bring him to a love of the earth through the ancient hop vines that grow on her wall and his growing interest in making craft beer? Will her love of walking in the rain rouse him to do the same?

Is the romance of an old rose arbor enough?