Berry Sweet Beginnings

A Slice of Wild Ridge

Willa Harmon keeps Wild Ridge running with tidy lists and a steady smile. She owns the Plant House, chairs every festival, and never asks for help. When the town’s longtime pumpkin farmer passes away, his grandson, Nate Thatcher, shows up with a field full of pumpkins, three very opinionated emus, and a quiet wish to belong.

A borrowed wagon turns into hayrides. A late-night bake-off turns into pie night. The townsfolk line up for pumpkins and stories while Willa and Nate learn the pace of something simple and real. She discovers she can set the clipboard down and lean on someone who means it. He finds that belonging grows from care, not performance. With Harper, Bea, Fallon, Jackson, and Silas cheering them on, the Fall Festival becomes more than an event. It’s the start of a life.

Warm laughs, gentle swoon, and a berry-sweet pie contest deliver a cozy, closed-door romance about choosing rest, choosing roots, and choosing each other in a town that loves to help.