Three years ago, I had it all. A beautiful wife, a solid career, and plenty of money. Now, I’m an ex-con with no future.Buying the coffee shop in the small town of Willow, Vermont, might be the change I was looking for. After spending three years in prison for something I didn't do, re-building my life in the country sounded perfect. And getting help from the previous owners and their lovely daughter, Meredith, was a welcome surprise. Meredith was a full-time librarian and a part-time waitress, raising her young son as best she could. She seemed happy to help me, even though I was a stranger from the city. But she was wary. I wasn’t sure what happened between her and her ex-husband. But whatever it was left her skittish when it came to men. It didn’t take long for the town to welcome me as one of their own and business at the coffee shop was thriving. But when Meredith discovered my past and confronted me about it, I saw the little bit of trust she’d put in me evaporate. The news spread, as it does in small towns, and the customers stopped coming. I feared my time in Willow was about to come to an end. It would take a miracle, or maybe a tenacious librarian, to get to the bottom of things and save What’s Perking.
Three years ago, I had it all. A beautiful wife, a solid career, and plenty of money. Now, I’m an ex-con with no future.Buying the coffee shop in the small town of Willow, Vermont, might be the change I was looking for. After spending three years in prison for something I didn't do, re-building my life in the country sounded perfect. And getting help from the previous owners and their lovely daughter, Meredith, was a welcome surprise. Meredith was a full-time librarian and a part-time waitress, raising her young son as best she could. She seemed happy to help me, even though I was a stranger from the city. But she was wary. I wasn’t sure what happened between her and her ex-husband. But whatever it was left her skittish when it came to men. It didn’t take long for the town to welcome me as one of their own and business at the coffee shop was thriving. But when Meredith discovered my past and confronted me about it, I saw the little bit of trust she’d put in me evaporate. The news spread, as it does in small towns, and the customers stopped coming. I feared my time in Willow was about to come to an end. It would take a miracle, or maybe a tenacious librarian, to get to the bottom of things and save What’s Perking.