First published 2010
Inside a small Texas wine bar, each day of the week brings its own voice and its own cast of characters. Monday arrives with fair faces, Tuesday with graceful souls, Wednesday heavy with sorrow, Thursday restless for distant horizons. Friday's patrons overflow with generosity, Saturday's work tirelessly for their keep, while Sunday's children shine with joy and light. The medieval rhyme about fortune by birth day weaves through these daily tales, connecting strangers who share nothing but the same wooden tables and wine-stained conversations. Strong women pour drinks and pour out their hearts. Handsome men lean against the bar and lean into vulnerability. Love appears in every form imaginable, from the electric spark of new passion to the quiet contentment of couples who have weathered decades together. Through seven days and seven distinct perspectives, the wine bar becomes a stage where ordinary people discover that love binds them all, whether they seek it, flee from it, or simply stumble into its path.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
Setting: Texas
Period: 21st-century
202 pages · Paperback · Lulu Press, Inc.