Portraits of the Past Author:Rebecca Kelly Welcome to Grace Chapel Inn — Once you visit the charming village of Acorn Hill, you'll never want to leave. Here, the three Howard sister reunite after their father's death and turn their family home into a bed and breakfast called Grace Chapel Inn. They rekindle old memories, rediscover the bonds of sisterhood, revel in the blessings of friend... more »ship and meet many fascinating guests along the way.
An antique trunk, an anonymous book of sketches and a long-buried secret plunge the Howard sisters right into the middle of a mystery at Grace Chapel Inn. Who made the exquisite drawings in the old sketchbook, and how did his work end up in a trunk in the attic? Meanwhile, the inn's guests--a man with a bowler hat and eccentric habits and a frustrated and frustrating artist -- keep the sisters guessing, and a spat among some of the girls of Grace Chapel exposes old insecurities in all of them. As they come closer to understanding the truth, they understand more about their own family's past and what it means for their future.« less