"Midwife Mabel Antonoff is used to catching babies at short notice--just not in a busy hardware store, and definitely not alongside her high school ex. She could've happily gone another decade without seeing Sam Strauss, but she needs a pair of hands, and his are steady. As the ambulance leaves and the local media closes in, Mabel realizes they're going viral--and it's the perfect opportunity to promote her midwifery program. Sam's international aid career took him to the most dangerous places in the world, but he was only a block from his D.C. apartment when a distracted driver grounded his travels. Injured and off-balance, he retreats to his hometown to help sell his grandparents' house. He wants silence and solitude--not a frenzied media tour, and absolutely not an extra minute with the ex-girlfriend who stirs up long-buried regrets. Sam owes her, and Mabel's determined to use their newfound fame for good--even if it means fueling speculation about their relationship. But as Rosh Hashanah nears, Mabel begins to wonder if it's bad luck to start the new year on false pretenses..." -- page [4] of cover