Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard is fiercely in love with her family's sprawling apple orchard and the tangled web of family members who inhabit it. Content to spend her days planning capers with her brother William, competing with her brainy cousin Amanda, and expertly tending the orchard with her father, Frankie desires nothing more than for the rhythm of life to continue undisturbed. But she cannot help being haunted by the historical fact that some...

"After leaving city life and heartbreak behind, Lance Hudson's come home to his family's apple orchard. And ex-girlfriend Piper Gray is there for the same reason. But the spirited single mom has her own secrets...including that Lance is the father of her sweet-faced little girl. But can Piper spill the truth without upsetting the applecart?"--Page 4 of cover.

Cornwall, England, 1811, Blamed for her husband's death, Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin a new life. Years later her employer's last request is that she watch over his five children. She can't abandon the children now that they've lost both parents, but their new guardian lives at Penwythe Hall, on the Cornish coast she tries desperately to forget. Jac Trethewey is determined to revive Penwythe Hall's once-flourishing...

The Fall Festival is in full swing. Civil War re-enacters from three counties are partaking in Blossom Valley's tribute to John Brown. Blue Ridge Mountain foliage is in full bloom. And best of all is Jacob Potter's pumpkin farm where his hay rides, piglet races, pumpkin picking and corn maze are time-honored draws for locals and tourists alike. That's why it's such a shock when Mr. Potter is found dead, hidden under a tarp in the back of Winnie's...

"As a widow with two-year-old twins and a struggling orchard, Rebecca King's dreams of expanding her business seem near impossible. To make matters worse, a troublesome string of destructive acts around Promise Glen threatens her roadside fruit and vegetable stand, forcing Rebecca to accept the help of her condescending new neighbor, Nathan Mueller. Nathan didn't intend to offend Rebecca with his offer to share the stand, especially since he's a widower...