Already frustrated by the incorrigible students she teaches on the Kansas frontier, Tarah is further troubled when Anthony Greene, the one man she has always loved, returns to town. And she is certainly not ready to graciously accept his apparent preference for the simpering Louisa Thomas, the banker's daughter who obviously has designs for the handsome young preacher. But the appearance of two abused children in the community changes everyone. How will Tarah be able to win the trust of Laney and Ben and help them to build a new life? Will she be able to accept the gifts of friendship from Anthony, if that is all he is willing to offer? And will her heart be open to lessons God has for her in a situation that seems to offer only heartache and loneliness?

Be it old, new, borrowed, or blue, there are little treasures in life that bring us joy and deepen the meaning of living. Betsy is brokenhearted to lose an heirloom watch, and its buyer won't return it. Wren cautiously welcomes back the boy-turned-man who disappeared four years ago. When Clara's father is injured, she borrows a neighbor's son to help on the farm. Darla returns to her hometown determined to recover both a lost love and a family heirloom. Will each woman find the treasure her heart is intent upon in these four historical romance novellas?