Publisher's Synopsis
Piper Wick left her hometown of Pickwick, North Carolina, twelve years ago, shook the dust off her feet, ditched her drawl and her family name, and made a new life for herself as a high-powered public relations consultant in LA. Shes even engaged to be engaged to the picture-perfect U.S. Congressman Grant Spangler.Now all of Pipers hard-won happiness is threatened by a reclusive uncles bout of conscience. In the wake of a health scare, Uncle Obadiah Pickwick has decided to change his will, leaving money to make amends for four generations worth of family misdeeds. But that will reveal all the Pickwicks secrets, including Pipers. Though Piper arrives in Pickwick primed for battle, she is unprepared for Uncle Obes rugged, blue-eyed gardener. So just who is Axel Smith? Why does he think making amends is more than just making restitution? And why, oh why, cant she stay on task? With the Lords help, Piper is about to discover that although good PR might smooth things over, only the truth will set her free.From the Trade Paperback edition.