Not much happens in Adams Grove, Virginia, where in fact the worst crime to hit the small city in a decade was hunters bagging too many deer. So when word gets out about a break-in at Pearl Clemmons’s place, the townsfolk go on high alert, locking their doors and firing in the rumor mill. Pearl’s granddaughter Jill certainly provides enough on her dish, what with tending to Pearl’s estate and arriving face-to-face with sexier-than-sin Garrett Malloy. Also known as: The Man Who Broke Her Heart. However now that she has to contend with no-count thieves, everyone agrees she can use all of the help she will get. Somebody thinks Pearl had something well worth stealing, and it’s really clear they’ll visit nothing to obtain it – even if this means hurting Jill. Now, with Garrett’s help, Jill might just have a chance of unearthing Pearl’s secrets…as well mainly because her own deep, conflicted desire to have her ex. Garrett may have been the last man Jill wanted to see, however now, she might not want to let him go.