Former child actress, Danielle "Dani" Winter, left Hollywood to transform an old cinema into a dinner theater, seeing the project as her chance to take control of her future. The middle-of-nowhere location in Wisconsin is a perfect escape from backstabbing celebrity friends. The small town welcomes her help with open arms, but one man questions her plan.
After unsuccessful writing stints on both coasts, Paul Howell returns home to New Hope. He's shocked to discover that his sister has sold the family business to a beautiful woman. With the encouragement of his neighbors, he reluctantly agrees to write Dani's next musical.
Working together, they discover more similarities than differences and grow close. When Dani's former best friend and America's sweetheart, Kara Kensington arrives, their blossoming relationship is threatened in more ways than one.
“Come on.” He scoffed. “If she ended up here, can she really have a celebrity network? No offense.”
“Some offense taken.” She sighed. “I can list any number of reasons why someone might choose a town like New Hope.”
“Like she’s on the run from the law? Or she’s conning the town and planning to bolt?” His instincts about people swerved way off base with his last partner. If he’d been cheated by a friend of ten years, how could he believe Dani—a stranger—and her too-good-to-be-true job offer? She doesn’t judge me. He drank the rest of the coffee, quenching his dry mouth. Being a good listener didn’t absolve Dani of nefarious motives.
“You are so annoyingly stubborn. Ever think maybe this town is cheap enough she could buy half a block of downtown without feeling a pinch? Or maybe growing up in a city, she wanted a small-town life, like the reverse of you?” She drained her mug, set it in the sink, and grabbed a muffin from the breadbasket on the counter. “What do you need?”
“Answers.” He stared into his empty mug and frowned. If he possessed any coffee-ground reading clairvoyance, he wouldn’t have hit rock bottom.
“I can’t help you with Dani.” She peeled the wrapper off the muffin and took a large bite.
“I’ll settle for a different question. Why you haven’t changed this house?”
She swallowed and shrugged. “I’m not the sole owner. I can’t make choices without your input.”
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