In the Middle of Hickory Lane

Emme Wynn has wanted nothing more her whole life than to feel like part of a family. Having grown up on the run with her con artist mother, shes been shuffled from town to town, drawn into bad situations, and has learned some unsavory habits that shes tried hard to overcome. When her estranged grandmother tracks her down out of the blue and extends a job offer - helping to run her booth at an open-air marketplace in small-town Sweetgrass, Alabama - Emme hopes that shell finally be able to plant the roots shes always dreamed of. But some habits are hard to break, and she risks her newfound happiness by keeping one big truth to herself. Cora Bee Hazelton has her hands full with volunteering, gardening, her job as a colour consultant and designer, and just about anything she can do to keep her mind off her painful past, a past that has resulted in her holding most everyone at arms length. The last thing she wants is to form close relationships only to have her heart broken yet again. But when shes injured, she has no choice other than to let people into her life and soon realises its going to be impossible to keep her heart safe - or her secrets hidden. In the magical neighbourhood garden in the middle of Hickory Lane, Emme and Cora Bee learn some hard truths about the past and themselves, the value of friends, family, and community, and most importantly, that true growth starts from within.