Librarian Syd Murphy flees the carnage of a failed marriage by accepting an eighteen-month position in Jericho, a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Her plans to hide out and heal her wounds fall by the wayside as she gets drawn into the daily lives of the quirky locals. When Syd gets a flat tire and is rescued by the town physician, Maddie Stevenson, the two women form a fast friendshipâbut almost immediately begin struggling with a mutual attraction. And, if thatâs not enough, Syd is straight and going through a divorceâand Maddie somehow forgets to mention her sexual orientation to her new best friend. Almost everyone who crosses their paths believes itâs only a matter of time until they figure it out, but sometimes, it takes a while to see the obvious. Together, Syd and Maddie learn that life and love can have as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road.