Sallie Lee Hybart doesn't see many strangers at her diner counter. Pennington, Alabama, is a town the interstate passed by, so newcomers are rare. But this one looks familiar.Janet Bouton has nothing and no one. Her life has been stripped down to the clothing on her back. Counting out her meager change to pay for a stick-to-the-ribs meal, she is hoping to escape the diner unrecognized. She shouldn't have come back…but no place else on earth is familiar.An act of kindness sets a chain of events in motion and pulls Sallie Lee and Janet together, but the past has the power to tear them apart. There are still people in Pennington who remember Janet too well. Small town memories have had a lot of years to simmer, and love may not be the recipe for happiness.Mary Griggs' debut romance novel unites a lost soul and a determined survivor to create a passionate story that readers will remember long after the final page. A longtime bookseller with a national chain, Mary Griggs is now a writer and consultant on administrative, financial and human resource issues for non-profits. Her passions in life include food, renovation and her beloved New Orleans.
