Bethany Heart communicates with her food. After she accepts a job as executive chef at a restaurant in Seattle, she packs up her car and drives across state lines to start a new life with her daughter, Olivia. As luck would have it, her car breaks down along the way, and she is broke and stranded in a small town in Idaho. Cole Verbeck, a local rancher, has been taking care of the family ranch by himself ever since his father died. He offers Bethany and her daughter a place to stay while her car is getting fixed in exchange for some housework. Despite being a private man, Cole enjoys having Bethany and Olivia fill the house with lightness and laughter. As they navigate each other's space, Bethany's cooking has opened up the conversation. A tragedy from the past has hardened Cole, but his love for Bethany has made him realize that he has been living too long in sadness. He is finally ready to put the past behind him, but now he needs to convince Bethany to stay. The second book in the Verbecks of Idaho series is about taking a leap of faith and learning to trust an inner intuition that will open the doors to love and personal transformation.
