Mollie Finn returns to Port Alwyn determined to reopen her late mentor's waterfront cafe before the June ferry season brings crowds back to the quay. But the kitchen is rougher than promised, the inspection is only days away, and the cafe's famous brass supper bell is cracked, rusted, and unsafe above the side door. Ferry mechanic Callum Price offers to help repair the bell in exchange for early meals for his crew and a safe after-school place for Nia, the thirteen-year-old half sister in his care. As Mollie tests affordable suppers, Callum fights to prove his guardianship is stable, and the harbor community begins to gather around them, their careful partnership turns into something neither of them can treat as temporary. With an inspection, a custody hearing, and one make-or-break opening night ahead, Mollie and Callum must learn that accepting help is not the same as failing--and decide whether the home they are building is worth staying for.
Mollie Finn returns to Port Alwyn determined to reopen her late mentor's waterfront cafe before the June ferry season brings crowds back to the quay. But the kitchen is rougher than promised, the inspection is only days away, and the cafe's famous brass supper bell is cracked, rusted, and unsafe ...