Althea is a young widow content to spend the rest of her life raising her young son. The intrusive but well-meaning people of Mountain Stone disagree and give her an ultimatum to find a husband soon. Her controlling and impudent mother-in-law wishes the family land to remain within the family. The de facto community head, Grandma Piggott doesn't seem to helping at all and pushes Althea to choose someone and fast. All this while, simple minded Jesse and Althea seem to be developing feelings for each other but both are hesitant. 
 I loved the story for the drama and the humour it provided. I loved to hate Beulah Winslow and every time the village community tried to control Althea's life, I had the choicest of words coming up in my head. Eben Baxley was an out and out rascal. No other words for his kind. Pamela Morsi tries to show him as the rake waiting to be reformed but there's only so much reformation one can be willing to do. I disliked him. His story too had a sweet completion but the man's done some nasty and outright foolish things. I just hope no one's for the worse because of it, later on. 
 The story is deliciously sweet and leaves the reader with satisfied sighs. Pamela Morsi courageously writes about a mentally challenged character and does it with aplomb. Never, for one moment, did I feel sympathy for Jesse. He may be challenged, but he has his own way of living life and that is the thing...don't we all? So what makes him so different from us! 
 This one should be a definite read for all of you out there, mulling over in their heads, whether to read it or not.