After leaving the family business, Grace Mulcahy has moved to the big city of Columbus, Ohio. Of the three girls, Grace is the only one searching for her special dream. She also has a special interest; donating her hair to Love Locks, which provides free wigs to children with cancer. Her sisters Cait and Meg have remained operating the family business without Grace since their father retired. Her mother was killed in an accident, and Grace and her family are still trying to come to terms with her premature death. Her best friend, Kate, who runs the local diner in Apple Grove, is always trying to get her to move back home.

Patrick Garahan is a former FDNY firefighter who suffers from nightmares about a young child he was unable to save. He has moved to Newark hoping to get over the frustration and nightmares. Coerced into meeting up with his friends in Apple Grove, he has no idea this is a set-up between his friends and Grace's sisters and her friends in order for Patrick and Grace to meet. It's fire alarms and sparks when their eyes first meet. Finding the business in total chaos, Grace takes two weeks to straighten the computer and office for her family, while the other goal is to spend more time with the gorgeous Pat. Left by a fiancée who was unable to deal with the urgency of his job, Pat is terrified Grace will do the same. The sparks fly between them and the best mind-blowing sex stuns both of them. It's time to declare their love, but what can Pat do to convince Grace they have a future together? Can he be convinced she will stick with him for life?

WELCOME BACK TO APPLE GROVE is the second from the Apple Grove series I have read. Both times I have felt that homey, warm feeling of generosity and family love. C.H. Admirand keeps me glued to the pages waiting to see what happens next. There are surprises and plain old heartwarming feelings clearly defined between each and every character throughout WELCOME BACK TO APPLE GROVE. Apple Grove is a perfect little town that everyone dreams of being a part of. C.H. Admirand has a unique way of relating all of these feelings to the reader and keeps it exciting, page after page.