From New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a funny
heartache of a novel about overcoming the past, confronting the future,
and defying all expectations.
Everyone is talking about Jennie Sue Baker and the mess she made of
her life in New York. The former high school queen bee--and wealthy
darling of Bloom, Texas--has returned home after all these years, riding
on a common bus and bearing two bounced alimony checks. In a town that
thrives on gossip, Jennie's fall from grace has shamed her mother, set
the town buzzing, and caused old, jealous enemies to whisper in delight.
They say she's taken a job as a housekeeper, gotten a garage
apartment, and might be crushing on Rick Lawson, a simple farmer with
modest dreams.
As romance starts to bud, Jennie relishes what it means to follow her
heart, find real new friends, and finally be herself--regardless of all
the lying town chatter. But fate has another twist in store. Rumor has
it that Jennie now stands to lose what matters most...unless she can
convince Rick of one true thing--and that's love.