When Annie Hewitt's professional life goes to pieces, she is forced to return to her childhood town to regroup- a task which is made so much more complicated when she comes face to face with the man who broke her heart when she was a teenager. Phillips weaves plenty of sexual tension into the story, but also keeps the plot moving along with a mystery from the past and present, plenty of humor, well rounded relationships and puppets. Yeah, the puppet part took a little getting used to, but the novel as a whole is definitely worth it!