The Bloom Run

Four hundred and eight hives. Fifteen hundred miles. One February to get them all to the California almond bloom alive.

Lettie runs her late father's migratory beekeeping outfit on frost-silvered mornings and not enough sleep. When the cold snap drains three hives before dawn on loading day, she knows the margin is gone. One failed pollination contract could take the business, the family land, and everything Daddy built. The last thing she can afford is a driver she doesn't trust.

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