Penny's entire life has been a straight path to becoming a surgeon, but the road is full of red tape and stressful bureaucracy. If she can make it through the next semester, the course ahead will be clear. But her path comes to an abrupt halt when she inherits an antique store and a cat named Jake in the tiny town of Ramsbolt, Maine.Eager to put the obstacle behind her, she rushes to the cozy town only to find she's inherited more than tables and chairs and a cat from the grandmother she never knew. There's also a mountain of debt and a shop so full she can barely walk.With only five days to sell it all and get back to school and her residency, the deck is stacked against her. If she fails, her future will be put on hold and her student loans will enter repayment before she starts her career. And Ramsbolt has no need for old furniture or outsiders. Especially the kind who don't want to be there.As she sifts through the contents of the antique store - through the mixed-up jumble of her family's past and Ramsbolt's antiques - she must face old truths: There's no such thing as a straight path, the road is paved with choices, and your destination isn't one of them.