Catching Strays

Sawyer prefers the steady routines of her veterinary clinic and a quiet life with her cat, Salem. Carmen, a travelling house-sitter spending the winter nearby, disrupts that routine when she brings in an injured stray. Her visits do not end with the first appointment, and her outgoing manner soon becomes a recurring presence in Sawyer’s days. Their different temperaments create friction as well as attraction, but the larger complication is Carmen’s temporary place in town. She has arrived for a season, with no settled intention of staying. This holiday romance brings a reserved veterinarian and an itinerant newcomer together through caring for animals, while leaving them to confront the limits of a connection with an apparent departure date.