June Daniels lost her best friend Lorena Carroll in a tragic accident. Now she must finally do what Lorena wanted—to go back to her hometown of Fraser Creek, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. June summons all her resolve, and with a hideous-looking urn with Lorena’s ashes, she comes face to face with Lorena’s family. Lorena’s aunt, Adelaide Carroll, the matriarch of what’s left of the Carroll family. And the youngest Dylan, an irascible teenager on the verge of becoming a woman, who struggles with her sexuality and her aunt. And let’s not forget the adorable Avery sisters, the twins who have been in Fraser Creek since the Civil War and have their own opinion about Lorena Carroll.
A welcome respite from all eccentricities of Fraser Creek is the engaging Vinnia Carlisle, who owns a small farm and takes in every animal that wanders into the yard. On one early autumn morning when June wanders in looking for directions, well, Vinnia believes this lost critter needs all the love and attention she can get.
Through her wit and simple approach to life, Vinnia helps June salvage some peace with herself—and perhaps for them, much more.