Back Home Again is one of more than twenty-five books in the series Tales from Grace Chapel Inn. Once readers visit the charming village of Acorn Hill, they'll never want to leave. And they'll love spending time with the Howard sisters, who have begun a new life together in their childhood home, a gracious Victorian house that is now a bed and breakfast called Grace Chapel Inn. Here they rekindle old memories, rediscover the bonds of sisterhood, revel...

While cleaning out their cluttered basement, Jane finds an old cookbook brimming with her mother's recipes and notes and clippings from the forties. Jan has always been hungry for details about her mother Madeleine's life, as she died while giving birth to Jane. Through these precious, fragile pages, can Jane discover the spirit of the mother she never had the chance to know and love? From the back cover.

An antique trunk, a book of sketches and a peculiar guest at Grace Chapel Inn, who wears an old bowler hat, lead the Howard sisters right into the middle of a mystery. What will they uncover as they put the pieces together? A little known fact about Acorn Hill's history, or something, perhaps about their own ancestry?

Harsh winter storms leave a group of visitors stranded in Acorn Hill one wintry Christmas Eve. The Howard sisters share their special blend of hospitality with the guests, who discover the importance of family and friendship-and the true meaning of Christmas. From the cover.

Love begins to blossom when one of Alice's patients reunites with a long-lost love who just happens to be one of the inn's guests. Will these high school sweethearts get a second chance at love?

An out of state developer wants to drain Fairy Pond and build a gas station over the site! While the idea of destroying such an idyllic spot creates a storm of protest in Acorn Hill, there are some businesspeople who would like the added commerce a gas station would bring. With the town divided and Mayor Tynan indisposed, who will champion the cause of saving this natural wonder? Could a recluse who lives near the pond have the answer? And is it...

Rosalind Westwood, a volunteer at the hospital, amazes Alice when she offers her kidney to a dialysis patient she hardly knows, Myra Swanson, a mother of three. Rosalind's generosity stuns Myra who can't quite elieve the offer is real. Will Alice be able to guide Myra to accept the selfless gift? Meanwhile, Louise helps Florence with her latest project, an Acorn Hill talent show, as Jane frantically gets the inn ready for inspection. But when...

Stormy conditions— some resulting from a massive hurricane, others from an irate Ethel Buckley— might put a damper on the holiday celebrations. As plans change, the Howard sisters learn that sometimes asking for help is as important as giving it.

It's a cold May in Acorn Hill. Jane is putting pansies in the front garden for a splash of spring cheer when a big pink Cadillac parks in front of the inn. Out jumps Belle from Georgia looking for a room. Within minutes, she divulges the reason for her trip. "God gave me a dream that I would meet the man I am meant to marry right here in Acorn Hill. We will be married the first weekend of June." Jane and her sisters teeter between disbelief and awe...

September brings hints of autumn to Acorn Hill, and the Howard sisters face new challenges. Jane breaks out her running shoes and enters a charity race, hoping to win out not only against the clock, but also against an old rival. Alice tries to help find a way to make Vera Humbert's aunt's last days comfortable. But it is Louise's activity in the garden that has everyone excited. Will her giant pumpkin bring fame to Acorn Hill? Through all the excitement,...

In the midst of an Acorn Hill summer, a husband and wife arrive at Grace Chapel Inn full of questions about the B & B and how it is run while a young man on a mission walks into the Howard sisters' lives, relieving their cares and bringing romance to one of Alice's coworkers.