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.
When Lillian Summer Fairview’s husband up and dies on her,
it leaves the last living member of the most prestigious
family in Summer Shoals, Georgia, in a hot mess. While Lil
was busy being a proper Southern lady, Harlan squandered
dang near the whole family fortune on lottery tickets. To
keep her financial skeletons in the closet and give him a
decent burial, Lil made a deal that has now landed her in
prison.
Desperate to keep her troubles a secret and the family
estate from falling down while she pays her debt to society,
Lil entrusts Summer Haven’s care to her best friend, Maggie,
who recruits two more over-fifty ladies to live at Summer
Haven and help keep it afloat.
But when Maggie discovers that Lil’s restitution is ten
times the amount she “borrowed” from the federal government,
she’s convinced Lil has taken the fall for someone else’s
crime. And these gals will use every trick in their little-
old-lady bags to prove it.