Secret Summer

Traveling, adventurous author Jake's latest research into the non-violent robber Captain Black Bart's hidden treasures brings him to a small California town, notably its nerve center: the stately old library, seat of the historical society. For the summer he agrees to look after his nephew Noah, who's interested in that subject, and his niece Hailey (who digs the local general store's boy clerk), while his estranged brother and sister-in-law, who promised the kids a holiday in Italy, once more concentrate on running the family business Jake 'deserted' for his own dream. Librarian Annie Archer desperately asks handsome Jake to try his boyish nerd-friendly charms on Rachel, whose New York employer must prepare for the library's probable sale by the philanthropic sponsor's heirs, based on the land value given the lack of operational profit. Jake manages to bond with the kids and befriend Rachel, even taking her along on weekend trips on Bart's trail and seeking her advice on being a favorite uncle. Yet for a romance to bloom beyond the summer-fling stage, the library's fate remains a formidable obstacle, not to mention her Big Apple job versus his mobile career.