Elodie Maren arrives at Bellwether Vineyard to restore a water-damaged 1920s harvest ledger, expecting a careful archival commission among brittle pages and faded ink. Instead, she finds Graham Vale racing against a developer's purchase-option deadline, convinced the ledger may hold proof that Bellwether's oldest vine rows are protected by a forgotten agricultural covenant. As Elodie deciphers damaged entries and Graham matches them to surviving rows, boundary stones, and old vineyard markers, their tense partnership deepens into trust. But every discovery invites new scrutiny, and one conservation mistake could undermine the evidence they need most. With the harvest festival bringing visitors, board members, and the developer's observers to Bellwether, Elodie and Graham must decide what the land's history is worth preserving--and whether two guarded people can let themselves become part of the story they are trying to save.
Elodie Maren arrives at Bellwether Vineyard to restore a water-damaged 1920s harvest ledger, expecting a careful archival commission among brittle pages and faded ink. Instead, she finds Graham Vale racing against a developer's purchase-option deadline, convinced the ledger may hold proof that Be...