Sure there was a confidentiality agreement but Jillian could see as she left the building that most knew why she was taking a ‘leave of absence.’ Really. How could she have been so stupid as to have let a man – a subordinate – throw her under the bus that way? She wrote the rules for this company and now she’s being dismissed for not adhering to them. Can life get any worse?

Jillian’s boss, Harry knows this is a load, yet his loyalties have to lie with the company. He can’t let Jillian take a multi-million dollar software company employing hundreds down with her. They must come first. Being Jillian’s friend he reminds her that she needs a vacation anyway and suggests that she do a bit of travelling while things get sorted.

Kelly, Jillian’s older sister, is absolutely on her side! (The mark of a terrific sister and best friend!) Kelly also agrees with Harry – Jillian needs to get out of town and have some fun! The only caveat she adds is that Jillian must call her every day and let Kelly know where she is.

And so, after several phone calls and wrong turns Jillian ends up back in Virgin River where she, her sister, and some friends visited a couple years ago. The last place that she remembers relaxing. Right back onto the back porch that overlooks a garden reminding Jillian of her happiest times – summers in the garden with her Great-Grandmother.

Jillian will heal, with Great-Grandma’s help, but will she love again? Will the handsome builder who shows her the house begin to make her feel? Or will it be the sexy painter she finds in the field behind her house? Or will she again fall for an employee that she needs to help her get her business going? Will Jillian be willing to risk it all, again?