Alamosa Public Library

An out of state developer wants to drain Fairy Pond and build a gas station over the site! While the idea of destroying such an idyllic spot creates a storm of protest in Acorn Hill, there are some businesspeople who would like the added commerce a gas station would bring. With the town divided and Mayor Tynan indisposed, who will champion the cause of saving this natural wonder? Could a recluse who lives near the pond have the answer? And is it...

When their hard-drinking, but loving, father dies in a car accident, teenage brothers Kyle and Klint Hayes face a bleak prospect: leaving their Pennsylvania home for Arizona and the mother who ran out on them. Then their town's matriarch, a wealthy eccentric whose family once owned the county coal mines, decides for reasons even she doesn't understand to offer them a home - a mansion home full of artwork centered, oddly, on bullfighting.

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,...

It's the beginning of summer, and Acorn Hill is heating up. Alice is planning a trip to the big city with the group of teen girls she mentors, but she needs to find someone to help chaperone or she may have to cancel the trip. Willing volunteers are few and far between, but Alice locates an unlikely helper who may learn just as much from the experience as the girls themselves. Meanwhile, Aunt Ethel is busy revamping her home for a visit from her daughter...