"What would you do if an aunt you barely knew left you a ranch you'd never seen, 1,500 miles from your rainy Northwest home? Newly-single Harper Crawley seizes a second chance at happiness. With the ink not yet dry on her divorce papers, landscape designer Harper Crawley meets up with her sister Paige for the reading of her late Aunt Sabina's will. Surprise! The Crawley sisters are now the co-owners of a derelict ranch in Verde Springs, New Mexico. Despite its sagging chicken coops and a resident bat colony, Harper falls in love with the juniper-covered hills and walls of red rimrock surrounding the neglected property. Soon, Harper is stuffing herself with Maggie's enchiladas and flirting with local contractor Caleb Johansson--while his adorable five-year-old daughter Ellie wanders the ranch in pink cowgirl boots. Aspen groves and fields of flowers miraculously thrive in the high-desert heat, as Harper works hard to create the garden of her dreams. Then, out of nowhere, Ellie's mom Mariah returns after a traumatic two-year absence, money troubles threaten the ranch, and Harper's ex appears like a serpent in their newfound paradise. But when the Crawley sisters put their stubborn heads together, they're magically unstoppable"-- Provided by publisher.
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