Nora Ifeanyi doesn't believe in love stories anymore—not after her engagement crumbled beneath the weight of betrayal, and not after she watched her late father's beloved bookshop fall deeper into debt with every passing week. At twenty-eight, she's traded fairytales for floor repairs and poetry for profit margins, determined to keep the struggling Rainlight Books alive in the heart of Lagos. Her only joy? The rainy season, when customers linger longer, the city slows down, and the world feels like a story waiting to be rewritten.
But this year's rains bring more than comfort—they bring Ayo Okonkwo, a sound engineer whose career vanished after a tragic on-stage accident. Scarred by guilt and misunderstood by the world, Ayo moves into the apartment above Nora's shop, looking for quiet… and maybe, a place to heal.
They begin as strangers sharing thunder and silence—two wounded souls under one leaky roof. But slowly, amidst the rustling pages, broken ceilings, and steamy cups of ginger tea, Nora and Ayo form an unspoken connection. She reads him poetry when he can't sleep. He fixes her roof when she's too proud to ask. Together, they dance carefully around their traumas—Nora's fear of being left again, and Ayo's fear of doing more harm than good.
As the floods rise outside, so do the risks:
Nora is offered a buyout deal that could save the shop but end her dreams.
Ayo is faced with a chance to return to the music industry—but it means leaving Nora behind.
And just as they begin to trust what they've found in each other, secrets come pouring out: a hidden letter, a forgotten song, and the truth behind the night Ayo lost everything.