Getting broke, unemployed, and stranded back in the tiny city of Pick, Tx, was not portion of Jancy Wilson’s program. Yet here she is, watching her car literally go up in smoke cigarettes—along with her last-ditch hope of staying with her cousin in Louisiana. When Jancy spies a Help Needed sign dangling in the home window from the quaint Strawberry Hearts Diner, the memories of both years she spent there as a teenager—and the lure of the diner’s beloved strawberry tarts—are enough to draw her in and herb her foot…but only briefly.

Elevated by parents who refused to settle anywhere for long, Jancy hasn’t known what it really is to have roots. Now that Jancy’s swept up by the heat and character of this quirky little community—and by the pull of an old crush—it’s starting to feel like home. She’s making friends and even discovering the sweetness of dropping in love. But when the town is certainly threatened, Jancy understands it will take a lot more than its renowned tarts to save it. Can she fight for this little Texas town—knowing she might not stay forever?