When genealogist Tessa Wren is called to an old inn in Penrhyd, she expects dusty records and a fast-moving deadline. Instead, she finds a bundle of unsent letters hidden in a flour bin and begins working with the inn's chef, Imran Hale, to trace what they reveal before the winter slate market and the looming sale arrive. As Tessa and Imran follow the letters through the record room, guest books, and service corridors, they uncover a branch of descendants the inn's paperwork erased, along with repair records and other evidence that the property's history was deliberately altered. With buyers closing in and a possible family claim at stake, they must assemble the missing proof in time to stop the inn's true history from being lost.
When genealogist Tessa Wren is called to an old inn in Penrhyd, she expects dusty records and a fast-moving deadline. Instead, she finds a bundle of unsent letters hidden in a flour bin and begins working with the inn's chef, Imran Hale, to trace what they reveal before the winter slate market an...