When beloved town matriarch Pearl Clemmons dies on a warm June afternoon, the folks of Adams Grove, Virginia, can hardly believe it. Sure, Pearl was eighty–five years old, but everyone—particularly her granddaughter Jill—just assumed she would live forever. Now Jill must return home to settle Pearl's estate, comfort a town in mourning...and face Garrett Malloy, the man who broke her heart years ago.

Making matters worse, a string of break–ins at the Clemmons place has Jill and the rest of the town on edge. She can't imagine what Pearl possibly could have had that is worth stealing. But when Jill's safety is threatened, she and Garrett must join forces to unearth Pearl's secrets before someone else—someone dangerous—gets there first. Garrett may have been the last man Jill wanted to see, but now, she may not want to let him go.