Faith has lost much most of her family, most recently her father and brother to the war between the states. Left with just her grandfather, she is noticing that his memory isn't what it used to be. He asks her to run the family mercantile for him and she now has her own set of problems.
Curt is a man that has been emotionally and physically scarred by the war. He feels that he'll never get past the flashbacks and nightmares and be whole again. He abandons hope of courting Faith for this reason. When an 'old flame' comes back into the picture, Curt feels like his chances have dwindled even more.
Royal Baxter went away to war with Faith's hair ribbon. Apparently, he left with many other ladies' as well. He turns his eye to Faith and encourages her to sell the store and go with him to Oregon to start over. Faith wants to run from her memories and believes that maybe Royal is God's answer to her leaving the town. Her grandfather believes that she won't be able to escape her memories, no matter where she runs to.
Faith doesn't really listen to her heart. When troubles arise at the store, Faith turns to Curt for help. She doubts her feelings for Royal but she feels like she's gone too far to turn back now. When Curt seems interested in another woman, Faith feels a jealousy she doesn't understand.
I enjoyed this book. It didn't really strike me as anything unique, but it was still a good read just the same. Book 2 is due out in February 2013 and tells the story of Rosemary, Curt's sister. I really liked her character so I'm considering tracking it. I'm glad that I picked this one up, though and give it a Good Book! review.
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