Carolyn Brown never lets me down! Her books are inspiring, realistic, and filled with Southern humor. While it is considered a contemporary romance (yes, there is romance) it's more about the struggles of being a single parent to two teens, Holly and Braden. After both of her children have strayed from being "good kids" to kids who are pushing the line, Lily decides to practice "tough love" and moves  her family back to her hometown of Comfort, Texas. Or Podunk, Texas, as Holly not-so-affectionally calls it.

The man who has been renting the family home, Mack, lives on the first floor of Lily's family home, while she and the children live upstairs and they all share the kitchen and living room. Mack raises goats and the goats have play a pretty central role through much of the story. For perhaps the first time in a very long time, Braden and Holly, have a positive male role model who truly cares for them and sets a good example.

There are many adjustments to be made by the trio, including the kids truly realizing that there father is so wrapped up in his new wife that they have pretty much become unimportant afterthoughts in their fathers life. Never fear, it does end up as a "happily ever after" story.