Tropes: Age Gap; Grumpy vs. Sunshine; Single Dad; Starting Over Alaric is a driven astrophysicist who's only in Willow Creek so he can finish his book and give his twin daughters the chance to reconnect with their aunt. He doesn't have time for the incovenient attraction aroused by the sassy, always glass half full niece of his eccentric innkeeper. Farrah is in Willow Creek because it's her last resort. She's putting her life back together in the wake of the pandemic and she thinks her aunt's houseguest is arrogant and annoying. A meet cute in the rain sets the stage for the barely banked bonfire raging as a backdrop to every one of their interactions.