Midwife Mabel Antonoff is used to catching babies at short noticejust 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 viraland 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 solitudenot 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 goodeven 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