First published 2000
Benni Harper stares at the legal documents that make no sense. Jacob Chandler has died and left her his Morro Bay home, but she has never heard his name before. The inheritance comes with one strange requirement: she must live alone in his house for two weeks before she can claim it. Benni is a former cowgirl turned folk art expert and quilter who knows how to handle herself, but this situation puzzles her completely. Jacob left behind a series of clues that form an elaborate scavenger hunt through the house and town. Each discovery pulls Benni deeper into a mystery that connects to her own forgotten past. The trail Jacob designed forces her to confront memories she buried long ago. As the two weeks progress, Benni realizes that Jacob Chandler knew her better than she knows herself. She must decide whether this dead stranger was trying to help her or manipulate her from beyond the grave.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Morro Bay
336 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley