In a small rural American town, retired schoolteacher Eleanor Bannister lives alone, settled into a life of quiet routine and fiercely protective of her independence. When a storm passes through, it leaves a hole in her roof and the charming drifter Abel Brown to her door with an offer to help with repairs. What begins as a simple business arrangement gradually grows into something more personal. Can the unexpected sparks of late-life romance be trusted, or is there truth in the gossip that Abel isn’t all that he seems to be? Either way, the whole town is talking.