Travis McKinley's life has drifted sideways. His job, his marriage, even his children all feel disconnected and distant. Has he really accomplished nothing of consequence in his life? One Christmas Day, Travis plays a round of golf and finds himself for the first time in the zone--playing like a pro. In astonishingly short order, Travis is catapulted into the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach, where he advances to the final round. And while his wife,...

Introduces catepillars, describing how they hatch from an egg, eat and grow, shed they skins, form a chrysalis, and transform into a butterfly.

Introduces the life cycle of plants, describing how a plant is grown from a seed, sprouts roots and leaves, and eventually forms a mature plant or flower which contains new seeds.

As Marble Cove prepares for its annual Fall festival, Diane tries to repeat the success of her first book, Margaret generates new income for her gallery, Shelley has to launch a baking business despite a kitchen that isn't up to par and Beverly helps create websites for her friends' businesses.

Shelley's already hectic life becomes more stressful when her husband brings home a puppy that he insists found him. Although the puppy is a lot to handle, Shelley begins to wonder if God brought the dog to her family for a reason.

Margaret's art gallery is damaged by a storm just as tourist season is starting. Will she be forced to let go of her dream so soon? Shelley, Diane and Beverly are looking for clues to the mysterious flashes from the Orlean Point lighthouse-- and discover that the secret is more mysterious than even they imagined.

Diane has just moved to Marble Cove, Maine, to start a new life and she meets three other women who like her, discover that they've all survived a miraculous brush with death. They see a strange beam of light from the lighthouse that helps to save a man's life. They soon realize that God has a plan for them that they are beginning to imagine only now.

Marble Cove's annual Lobster Fest is just around the corner, and Margaret begins having strange dreams, Beverly throws her hat into the mayoral race ring, Diane's first book sells poorly, and Shelley is chagrined when Dan invites his boss for dinner with little notice. As a group, the women search for Jeremiah Thorpe's elusive bounty, and hope to unravel the treasure's fate.

"Four women set out to find the hidden treaasure hinted at by Jeremiah Thorpe's letters. But his cryptic two-hundred-year-old map reveals a town that doesn't match the current one. Was Marble Cover moved? Why? What does that mean for their treasure hunt?" --Back cover.

Beverly begins campaigning to be Marble Cove's next mayor and not only has Jeff's work taken him to faraway places, but he seems uncharacteristically distant as well. Now that she is committed to him, is he getting cold feet? Meanwhile, Diane is excited when her college-professor sister-in-law Jeanette arrives for a visit, but a routine checkup brings Diane news she hoped never to hear again. Margaret reluctantly agrees to teach an art class for preteens...