The Carving Place - Nancy Patterson

The Carving Place is the first in a three-part series that follows Lora Sinclair from her native Mississippi to adventurers in West Virginia. Sent to Appalacia to document customs comparable to those in Mississippi and the South, she finds carver Sam Wood and tries to balance her new-found love of the mountains with her deep loyalty to Sinclair Farm in Mississippi. You will find her friends Buck and Simsie to be delightful and endearing. Along the way, Lora uncovers some family secrets that will launch readers into the next book, The Bargain, coming soon.