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Synopsis

Erica Boyd is just trying to keep her life calm and steady. But a family feud and a far-too-attractive newcomer threaten to blow it to pieces.

Bridget Sullivan and Ann Taylor left England after finagling an unauthorized advance on Bridget's inheritance. Their perilous Atlantic journey toughens their spirit and tightens the bond between them. Whitehall, Texas, in 1912, is not ready for Ann and Bridget, but Howard and Bridget Taylor are welcomed, and eventually revered as generous pillars of the community. So revered that years after they've passed on, grateful townspeople want to erect a statue to the popular couple, and produce a history of their lives. And the story is only beginning...

Erica Boyd, try as she might, can't quite escape the maelstrom of her mother's ambition to control every aspect of the Taylor history project. In Whitehall, Texas, the competition for queen of the social scene is fierce--different factions have different ideas on how to honor the Taylors. Erica's closeted relationship with Alice is hanging by a thread, and her grandmother is actively resisting the whole project, creating a generational feud with Erica caught in the middle.

When the frazzled local historian hits a dead end in her research, she's replaced with a professional: out and audacious Rae, who jumps into the already powder keg situation. Erica's mesmerized attraction to the dynamic Rae--and the rumor of a secret diary--lights the fuse on this story of small town society, survival and secrets.

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