Tales from Grace Chapel Inn

When two very special dogs descend on Acorn Hill, Alice wonders, "Could a dog be the answer to her prayer?" Alice's prayer is for Paula Middleton, a new resident who lives alone and suffers from seizures. After Paula is injured in a fall, Alice decides the town must do something for the young woman -- and a service dog may be just the right thing. But will the church board approve the expense? And who actually owns the mysterious black dog that's...

Spring comes to Acorn Hill, a close-knit community tucked away in the Pennsylvania countryside. The Howard sisters--Jane, Alice, and Louise--are once again in the middle of something odd and always interesting in their small community. So welcome to the place where spring-time breezes waft through the trees as the townfolk relax on their porch swings, and where good advice is served up with the best blackberry pie.

With Louise away at a music camp, Alice and Jane host a scrapbooking retreat at the inn and learn more about their family's history. As winter approaches, the Howard sisters venture outside their comfort zones to try something out of the ordinary. Louise heads to music camp and learns a different style of piano playing, while Jane tests out recipes for a new audience and Alice unearths some family history. The results of their experiments are mixed,...

The three sisters who run Grace Chapel Inn have different concerns. Jane hosts a reunion of three of her college roommates. Alice tries to learn the identity of a traffic accident victim suffering from amnesia, her only clue the dog that watched over her. Louise tries to counsel a young guest who marriage is in distress.

A collection of three novellas celebrating the beauty of Christmas at Grace Chapel Inn. Snow is falling, carols are playing, and the Christmas spirit is settling over the small town of Acorn Hill. Grace Chapel Inn, the gracious Victorian bed-and-breakfast run by the Howard sisters, is ready to welcome you home for the holidays. As the three Howard sisters gather around the fire on Christmas Eve, they reminisce about their favorite Christmas memories.

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