What Grows in the Garden is a sweet, but short (around 34 pages when read using my Nook), story. Elle is a widow with a son and a daughter. She lives in a small town named Sunset where she's lived all of her life. Growing up she was in love with a boy named Harper. They were each other's first loves and first lovers. Harper didn't see a future in Sunset so he left for Germany and, in doing so, he also left Elle behind. In Germany he carves out a good life with a great job that he loves and where he makes good money. Although he still has feelings for Elle, the money and his life in Germany are more important and it is the life that he chooses. In the meantime, Elle has married another friend from her childhood who also happened to be Harper's best friend. Over the years, on the occasions that Harper visits Sunset he's become a default uncle to her kids and remains a part of their lives. But those visits are few and far between, and he hasn't always come back to see the people he left behind even when he should or when they've needed him the most. When Harper shows up in Elle's garden, he's back with a purpose. He wants a second chance. The question is why, and is Elle willing to give him what he wants?
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