In North Yorkshire Mildred Bagshawe is following her dreams to be a farmer. In her spare time she has been tracing her family history and found an elderly American relative, Patrick Hannigan. Is Patrick all he seems and does he need Mildred's help or not?

Richard Stafford arrives from America for a walking holiday, meeting Mildred they are very attracted to each other, but then Patrick dies and misunderstandings drive Mildred and Richard apart.

Plots and sub-plots abound - Mildred's greedy sister secretly tries to part her from a substantial sum of money; her old boyfriend is planning take advantage of her and according to Fix-It-Foxy, Mildred's best friend has fallen for Richard.

Throw in a famous country and western singer, Little Mitchington's summer fete and the elderly Misses Freeman and their jams and chutneys and all the ingredients are there for a fun-packed read.