La escritura de esta autora está profundamente informada por un profundo amor por las montañas Apalaches y las personas que las habitan, una región que ha sido su hogar durante siete generaciones. Su obra captura la belleza salvaje y brumosa y el espíritu único de este paisaje montañoso. A través de sus narrativas, busca compartir su pasión por este lugar y sus habitantes con sus lectores.
In 1930, after the rival McLean clan guns down his cousin, Colman Harpe chooses peace over seeking revenge. But when he hears God tell him to preach to the McLeans, a failed attempt to run away leaves him horribly sick in their territory. But evil doesn't look how he expects.
After a terrible mine accident in 1954, Judd Markley abandons his poor Appalachian town for Myrtle Beach. There he meets the beautiful and privileged Larkin Heyward, who dreams of helping people like those he left behind. Drawn together amid a hurricane, they wonder what tomorrow will bring--and realize that it may take a miracle for them to be together.