Elizabeth Morrison has inherited a small fortune, but a woman in 1840 doesn’t usually go it alone.

With her sister Katherine missing and both parents gone to be with the Lord, she has no choice but to find her own way. Her journey takes her through an abandoned orchard, and she falls in love with derelict Sweet Grove – and its previous owner, Jonathan Bryant.

No longer the owner of Sweet Grove but just a laborer, his bitterness hasn’t been sweetened by the fruit of his labour.

Can Elizabeth carve her own journey and make a home for herself while her sister is still missing? Can Jonathan be brave enough to put the past behind him and find purpose again?

Or will they both learn that life never goes in the direction you think, and love is always ready to take you on a different journey?

This is the first in the Sweet Grove Beginnings series that explores just how the town of Sweet Grove was planted.