Dervish Red

by Milo Hays

"Dervish Red" is a quirky, mid-life, change story about a wealthy, country-club banker falling for an artistic country winery/bar owner. Both sides have their own personal baggage and struggle to work through the headwinds of their differences in lifestyles and cultures. Exes, his daughter, his city friends, and her eclectic country friends all contribute to the circus that evolves around cheap country wine called 'Dervish Red'.It all started when an obviously lost, distinguished looking, fish-out-of-water first walked into her hopping, backwoods country winery bar. From first glance, she just could not help but tease him, and find him wickedly attractive. Rowan Delaney, a burned out, fifty-year-old, soon-to-be-divorced, banker needed to relieve some stress. When he takes a day-drive out into the countryside one Saturday, he finds himself out in the middle of nowhere desperately needing to pee. The only place his phone GPS could find with a suitable, public rest room, is a small, country winery and bar tucked back into the trees. What was to be a quick pit stop introduces him to the winery’s feisty, beautiful, fifty-year-old owner who quickly locks onto him to make him feel uncomfortable while also, unknowingly, wins his heart.Can a true love story survive, when city and country cultures clash over wine?Funny, heartwarming, and enlightening. Dervish Red is a story about rebirth in life, love, and career at a truly unusual place. 'Dervish Red' is written by the author of the Amazon series 'Two Once Removed', 'Two Once There', and 'Two Once Settled'. Milo Hays also wrote '1200 miles'.

343 pages, Paperback

Published March 9, 2021

About the author

I am a fundraiser by trade. I work with many different, wonderful non-profits to help them fully understand their donor audience to better tell their stories. This type of work relies heavily on writing rich content that excites the emotions to capture financial support. I use the same approach when writing stories. I hope you like them.