Leaving Carolina

Piper Wick left her hometown of Pickwick, North Carolina, twelve years ago, shook the dust off her feet, ditched her drawl and her family name, and made a new life for herself as a high-powered public relations consultant in LA. She’s even “engaged to be engaged” to the picture-perfect U.S. Congressman Grant Spangler.

Now all of Piper̢۪s hard-won happiness is threatened by a reclusive uncle̢۪s bout of conscience. In the wake of a health scare, Uncle Obadiah Pickwick has decided to change his will, leaving money to make amends for four generations̢۪ worth of family misdeeds. But that will reveal all the Pickwicks̢۪ secrets, including Piper̢۪s.

Though Piper arrives in Pickwick primed for battle, she is unprepared for Uncle Obe̢۪s rugged, blue-eyed gardener. So just who is Axel Smith? Why does he think making amends is more than just making restitution? And why, oh why, can̢۪t she stay on task? With the Lord̢۪s help, Piper is about to discover that although good PR might smooth things over, only the truth will set her free.