The Memory House (Honey Ridge Series, book 1) (Honey Ridge Novels)

Finding comfort in the routine of running the Peach Orchard Inn, Julia Presley lets the historic, mysterious place fill the voids of love and family - - until Eli, a stranger with a young boy and soul-deep secrets, shows up in her Tennessee town and disrupts the loneliness of her world. Offering the guarded man work renovating the inn, she glimpses someone who - - like her - - has a heart in need of restoration. But with the chance discovery of a dusty stack of love letters, the long-dead ghosts of a Civil War romance envelop Julia and Eli, challenging them both to risk facing yesterday's darkness for a future bright with hope and healing.