Windy Garden is a picturesque small town, cradled by the breathtakingly beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. It's a place to take in the sweet smell of the apple orchards covering the hillsides; a place to experience the vivid, fiery colors of autumn; a place to greet each day by watching the sun rise over the lush mountaintops. This is the town for home-cooked food, and old fashioned fun. But is it a place for someone new? Newcomer Bonnie McDaniel learns the hard way fitting in is never easy. She encounters Lucy, the friendly server at the local cafe; the hostile and unapproachable Nettie, the effervescent and chatt Kathy, the compassionate pastor of the Baptist church, and a host of other colorful locals." Bonnie is hoping to receive love and acceptance, but as she hslps uncover some painful truths around town, she discovers home is where the heart is.-- back cover