Can the lonely thread of her life be woven into a new and finer pattern?
When Saoirse Fagan arrives at Drumboe Castle to start her new job as housemaid, she is dismayed to learn that the lord of the house passed away a week prior. Already running from the tragedy that claimed the lives of her family members, Saoirse wanders the road through the darkening glen with nowhere to go until Aileen McCready offers her a lift and a place to stay for the night.
Aileens brother, sheep farmer and weaver Owen McCready, is known for his intricate and impeccably woven tweed. But when hes injured, his entire livelihood is endangered. A newand distractingmouth to feed adds fuel to the fire, and Owen struggles to keep his family afloat. Though Saoirse is eager to help, even offering to learn the weaving craft, Owen is hesitant to accept aid from this strange young woman, no matter how inexplicably magnetic he finds her.
But Saoirse is not one to give up easily. Shes determined to convince the McCreadys that they need herperhaps as much as she needs them.