Used. Mass Market Paperback. Before Kristin Hannah became the queen of making us sob on airplanes, she was busy drafting delightful historical romance, like this Washington-set charmer about a rootless wanderer named Mad Dog Stone who rolls onto an apple farm looking for honest labor. When this carefree drifter crosses paths with Mariah Throckmorton, the ensuing sparks fly fast enough to rival a malfunctioning orchard heater. Hannah expertly crafts an irresistible attraction between two stubborn souls who are entirely unequipped for domesticity, yet somehow primed for collision. Grab a bushel and settle in, because watching these two stubborn spirits beat around the bush—or rather, the apple trees—is wonderfully sweet without ever getting bruised.