The Beachside Bed & Breakfast

Innkeeper Ashley Howland Scott inherited Howland House and the adjacent Rose Cottage from her grandmother, who hosted weekly meetings of the local quilting club. Those ladies know all the gossip in town, and the new minister, Micah St. Pierre, is the subject of more than his fair share of it.

Micah has spent a decade as a Navy chaplain, and his experience in combat has deeply challenged his faith. He has come back home partly because he feels guilty about the way he abandoned his younger brothers and father when they needed him most.

The Quilting Club thinks Micah's problems can be solved by finding him a wife, and they have a woman in mind. But despite finding him attractive, Ashley closely guards her heart. She loved her husband very much, and his early death has left its mark. She is also deeply worried about her young son Jackie, who clearly needs a male role model, though she is not sure Micah is the right one.