This sequel is set in 1920s Appalachia, where Emerald Ashby''s story leaves off in The Whispering of the Willows. The younger Ashby sister''s story begins, and the love life of older brother Ernest becomes complicated.
Coral determines to visit the family''s nemesis, who now sits in prison, to the chagrin of the other siblings whose lives have been forever altered by Charlie''s deeds. When Mercy re-enters brother Ernest''s life, he has already found a new attraction in his elder brother''s widow, Charlotte (Lottie). But, Mercy has come with some extra help to win over her old beau''s heart.