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Marcella Lewis, "'Cella" is the only child of Madge and Sammy Lewis, granddaughter of Gil and Lana Ballard, niece and cousin to many. Growing up in a sea of relatives, 'Cella feels that no one listens to her and struggles to be noticed. At only fourteen, she suspects she's pregnant. Ashamed to tell any of her family about her condition, she turns to the local witch for help; changing her life forever.

In 1943, ten-year-old Todd Jansan and his family live on a tobacco farm in the small, rural community of Cedar Cove, North Carolina. Their closest neighbor is a cruel man who punishes his children by holding them over a well, threatening to drop them to their deaths. When this neighbor becomes more involved in their lives, the Jansans face things they never could have imagined. Let Todd welcome you into his family where you will travel back in time to the days of farm life, strong family ties through, and of one man's unyielding cruelty. Todd's family finds their own existence in jeopardy ...

It began underneath the honeysuckle vine. Meg Evans came from a privileged background. She thought she was better than most around her. She had beauty, money, and prestige. She lived in a fantasy world, ignoring the mistakes she made. When it all crashed and crumbled, she blamed her illegitimate daughter Carin for her misfortune. What will happen as she lies, cheats, and steals to return to the life she believes she deserves? Will her daughter Carin survive the abuse? Will Meg change? Will a return visit to the honeysuckle vine help?

In this second novel in The Cedar Cove Chronicles, we find ourselves following the Jansan family seven years after the events of book one, in which Todd wondered about his Uncle Clyde who had disappeared whilst off at war. Now Clyde has returned and gotten married, started a family and a business. He had hoped life would finally settle down for himself and his wife Wanda, but the past always finds a way of catching up with us when we least expect it. Author Cynthia Ulmer writes family fiction with plenty of details and nostalgic, highly descriptive moments. The atmosphere of the work ...