While giving the laundry room of Grace Chapel Inn a thorough cleaning, Alice Howard finds an old hatbox containing her father's teenage journal dating back to the early 1900s. As Alice reads it aloud each evening to her sisters, Louise and Jane, the hideen history of their beloved father sheds new light on his life and their own. Meanwhile, a guest at Grace Chapel Inn turns out to be the sister of Mark Graves, veterinarian Alice dated back in nursing...

While cleaning out their cluttered basement, Jane finds an old cookbook brimming with her mother's recipes and notes and clippings from the forties. Jan has always been hungry for details about her mother Madeleine's life, as she died while giving birth to Jane. Through these precious, fragile pages, can Jane discover the spirit of the mother she never had the chance to know and love?

The Christmas spirit is settling over Acorn Hill, and the town is gearing up for a holiday house tour to showcase Acorn Hill's finest homes all decked out in wreathes and bows. But an unpleasant group of tourists is doing anything but making the season bright, and a stranded group of travelers shows up at the inn on Christmas Eve, seeking shelter from the storm and throwing off the sisters' plans for a quiet Christmas together. Through it all, the...

Hooray for Hollywood? When a movie crew comes to scout out locations for an upcoming film, all of Acorn Hill is abuzz. While some residents want the movie crew to leave, others want to star in the flick! Meanwhile, will the offer to appear on a nationally syndicated cooking show woo Jane from her duties at the inn? The town and the sisters will have to decide if the price of fame is worth paying.

Acorn Hill is abuzz with activity. Windows are being washed, gardens tended and guest rooms readied in preparation for the first all-school reunion. Of course, the Howard sisters are caught up in the bustle dealing with the neediest group of guests they have ever housed. The sisters work to make a success of the reunion and to minister to those at teh inn. Even they wonder if they can meet the challenge.

Autumn is a beautiful time in Acorn Hill-and a busy time at Grace Chapel Inn. Love begins to blossom when one of Alice's patients reunites with a long-lost love who just happens to be one of the inn's guests. Will these high school sweethearts get a second chance at love? Jane is occupied with a secret project and her suspicious packages and frequent trips to neighboring Potterson keep her sisters guessing. Meanwhile, Louise, with the help of a very...

Spring is in full bloom in Acorn Hill. In an astonishing act of generosity, Rosalind Westwood, a volunteer at the hospital, amazes Alice when she offers her kidney to Myra Swanson, a dialysis patient she hardly knows. Myra can't quite believe the offer is real. Will Alice be able to guide her to accept this selfless gift? Meanwhile, Louise is drawn in to help Florence with her latest project, a talent show with little time for preparation, as Jane...

The month of October brings cooler air, shorter days, and glorious foliage - and a whole new season to enjoy Grace chapel Inn. The Howard sisters are holding their first-ever mystery weekend at the inn to benefit a worthwhile charity, and the whole town is getting into the act. With Aunt Ethel volunteering to play the victim and familiar faces in the roles of suspects, the sisters put on their sleuthing hats to try to track down the culprit.

When two very special dogs descend on Acorn Hill, Alice wonders, "Could a dog be the answer to her prayer?" Alice's prayer is for Paula Middleton, a new resident who lives alone and suffers from seizures. After Paula is injured in a fall, Alice decides the town must do something for the young woman -- and a service dog may be just the right thing. But will the church board approve the expense? And who actually owns the mysterious black dog that's...

"Is Acorn Hill ready for reality television? Jane seems to think so. A makeover show filmed at Betty Dunkle's beauty shop is all set to roll, and Jane has handed Louise a spot on the show! Will the fastidious Louise be game for a change in her style? Meanwhile, Elwood Swigart, a retired newspaper reporter intends to shake things up in Acorn Hill when he starts publishing a rival tabloid paper. How will the stalwart "Acorn Nutshell" handle the competition?...