Fran, a chef, is in the running to inherit a farm in the Cotswolds from a distant relative of her father's who has moved to a care home. All she needs to do is to live there for a year and turn the farm into a going concern. The farm is actually a dairy farm and unique because the land has never been plowed, resulting in delicious milk and cheeses with a singular flavor. The cows are content, but milk production barely covers the basic expenses of the farm, especially when transporting is always an issue in bad weather, so Fran has to come up with additional ways to make money. The handsome, wealthy man next door, initially hated because he supposedly wants to buy the farm and turn it into a vineyard, turns out to be surprisingly (really?) helpful in developing Fran's ideas. Then one day another contender t inherit the farms turns up, fresh from Australia and full of ideas to see the land to a developer and break up the herd. Can Fran convince her elderly cousin that she is the right person to continue the traditions of the farm? Will she fall in love? This is, after all, a Katie Fforde romance!
I never fail to enjoy Katie Fforde's novels. I've never been able to figure out how she does it, but I have never read one (and I've read them all) that left me feeling that I had wasted my time or been disappointed. I always end up happy with the story but sad that it has ended! If you haven't read Katie Fforde, try one. You won't be sorry!
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