Wilfred has a broken heart. Betrayed years ago by his young wife and severed from his life work by a heart attack, he has retreated to a resident youth camp to hide and impart his love of nature to mostly uncaring campers. Too hurt to ever love again, too much in pain to care, he has retreated from the world to await his inevitable death. But Shannon knows better. As the camp nurse, she understands his physical pain, and as she has learned to know, and deeply love, him, she has found the parts he keeps hidden. She knows he is a caring, gentle soul, a good man who could be healed, if he would let somebody help him, but he is rejecting her offered love. Robbie is a sad reluctant camper. Left by his parents while they vacation, bullied by his bigger cabin-mates, he can't swim, hates baseball, but likes butterflies. His love of the outdoors catches Wilfred's attention, but Robbie is the son of Wilfred's ex-wife. Robbie stands between Wilfred and Shannon, pulling them together and driving them apart, until Robbie is trapped in a burning barn with only Wilfred to get him out.
It is 1973. The Vietnam War is dividing the country, college campuses are being disrupted, and families are being torn apart by dissension. Even love is being questioned. Earl, totally against the war and tired of arguing with his traditional-minded family, wants to stay in school and pursue his degree, but he can't. Shortly after their last heated argument, his father died of a heart attack, and they are all blaming him because of his involvement with the campus unrest. Seeking to find peace, and settle the doubts and conflicts in his mind, Earl has taken on his father's job of logging with a team of horses-a job he knows well but hates and has vowed to never do again. It seems to him to be the only way he can prove himself, to himself and to them, especially his brother who has served in the war, that he is not what they think. But there is Davida-beautiful, coolly blonde, and dedicated to campus takeover and a new constitution. She is urging Earl to come back to school and what she believes in; to love her and free himself from outdated traditions. And there is Marty-the quiet girl from his past. Her openly offered love has no strings attached. She is telling Earl to do what he believes is right for him, for them, and his family, to be true to himself. To do that, he must conquer a recalcitrant horse, convince those around him he is as patriotic as they are, if in a different way. And he must face the storm in his own heart and choose between two loves.
Charlotte has been left alone. She spent years waiting for Kevin to propose marriage, but then Kevin died in a car crash. Now she has nothing left but her position as manager of an art supply store, and that may soon be for sale. What will she do then? Malcolm, a well-respected attorney, buried his heart when his wife Rosalie died a lingering death from cancer. Now he has to cope with his teenage daughter, Leah, who blames him for her mother's death, convinced he could have done more for her. When Leah's need for art supplies takes Malcolm to Charlotte's shop, the attraction between them is obvious from the beginning. But there are many obstacles, including Charlotte's need for a lawyer to deal with a lease, the purchase of the store, and vandalism. But if she retains Malcolm, what are the ethical questions that arise if they develop a relationship?
Rich, deeply embittered, is recovering from an accident he blames on his stepfather Jim. The injury has left him in pain, unable to play baseball, and may prevent him from ever returning to teaching physical education, a profession he loves. Laura, now a nurse, knew Rich in high school and they reconnect in the emergency room. She knows how he should be, could be again, but is her growing love enough to get him there? Will he accept her help? Ken, Rich's stepbrother, has always known he would one day take over the family business, but will his father ever allow him to do so? And Ken can't free himself from a teenage infatuation with his stepsister Wendy who has married someone else. And now Wendy's marriage is in trouble and she is looking to Ken for support. Susan, Laura's cousin, saw Ken at a ballgame and fell instantly and hopelessly in love. But how can she meet him, and if she does, can she free him from his past and make him see he is an independent person? And Jim, who has always controlled everything in his life, is watching his family disintegrate, as much because of his pride as anything else. Is there any way that he can let go in order to keep them?
Althea inherited her grandfather's farm stand and extensive gardens, as well as his love of the land, and she has a deep desire to keep his legacy. She also has an abiding love for old music, ballads, and ditties from the nineteenth century, although she doesn't have the talent she would like to have. Miles thinks of himself as a troubadour, wandering through life serenading the ladies and making joyful music with a combo that plays the old songs at festivals. They are brought together by Miles' accident in a violent thunderstorm. Handsome and charming, he has captivated Althea by playing the music she loves. But Miles has a wounded soul and can't commit his heart again to anyone. Althea gradually learns his buried secrets, and she sees that he can heal if he will allow himself to trust her. Can she bring him to a love of the earth through the ancient hop vines that grow on her wall and his growing interest in making craft beer? Will her love of walking in the rain rouse him to do the same? Is the romance of an old rose arbor enough?
Love comes in many forms: first sweet love, second chances, seniors seeking quiet companionship, and it faces many obstacles: Beth-Anne must decide if her journalistic integrity is more important than capturing that intriguing lawyer. Rose-Ellen has faced too many tragedies in her life to easily accept an offered love, especially since he, too, has many injuries. Arlena has a sometimes gift of being able to see events occurring near by, and it turns most men away. Will she use her knowledge to help a lost child, and lose that handsome EMT as well as her reputation? Naomi has been abandoned too many times in her life to believe Tom when he says he will return. Can she find faith? Candace is a new forest ranger finding peace but still bitter from lost love. Logan awakens her desires, but he is cool and distant, too involved in his work to notice. Until she puts on a pair of gold sandals.
Elmwood is a fictional New Hampshire town caught between preserving its colonial heritage and moving into the 21st century, with many conflicts between the old-timers and the newcomers. The residents are those you will find in any small town: the feisty older woman who wants to save the local mansion; the young history teacher bent on saving Memorial Day traditions; the artist who has lost her muse and hopes to find it on an old farm; the great-grandmother trying to show a new generation how it used to be; old Uncle Josh who thinks heA[a¬a[s allergic to goldenrods; and an abandoned yellow cat.
Four Maples, a grand Victorian summer home in New Hampshire's White Mountains, has been badly damaged by a large tree felled in a winter storm. The elderly owner can not oversee the repairs and has requested her grand-niece, Nonie, to do determine if the house can be repaired. Nonie has long loved the house. In the course of the repairs she encounters a hostile building inspector, an eager real estate agent, and the representative of a Boston development firm that wants to turn the estate turned into high-end condos. An artist, a producer of landscapes and especially studies of old trees, Nonie loses her job when her employer's company is sold. She moves into Four Maples to develop her talent and find a gallery where she can display her work. Nonie also meets Corey, the handsome, charming chef at the Village Diner, who also loves Four Maples. He has long seen it as a fulfillment of his own dream: making it into a bed-and-breakfast. Corey's attentions are flattering and his ideas are appealing as a way to save the family estate. Nonie gradually falls in love with him and his marvelous cooking, but is Corey's interest really in Nonie, or is it just a way to get to Four Maples for himself? It requires an injury to her aunt to find the answers.
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