It's never too late-or too early-for a fresh start, as demonstrated by Lin Stepp's heartwarming novel Down By the River, which is set against Tennessee's beautiful Smoky Mountains.
Grace Conley makes a startling choice when visiting the Smoky Mountains: she will leave her hectic life in Nashville and move to small Townsend where she plans to start a bed and breakfast. Along the Little River, there is a lovely historic inn that is for sale that would be ideal. Naturally, Grace's family is horrified. She is, after all, a middle-aged widow! Additionally, she has always been ready to babysit, provide transportation, and serve as a general mediator between her grown children due to her profession as a homemaker.