1915 Venice, Missouri: Gertrude Barkley, unmarried and unapologetic, had already caused a lot of talk with her independent ways and her book-writing career. But now she’s bobbed her waist-length hair and the town gossips are in shock.
Mikolai Stefanski doesn’t know what all the fuss was about. In fact, he rather likes Gertrude’s daring new look. A proud Polish immigrant, who has managed to become Venice’s most successful businessman, Mikolai always admired Gertrude —if only from afar. They have lived in the same sleepy town for a long time. But it would take a scandalous discovery, and a wild misunderstanding, to make them appreciate each other in a whole new way.