title: The Innkeeper's House
author: Bromke, Elizabeth
description: A sweet-as-pie teacher. A hometown hero. And the local B&B, complete with innkeeper's quarters...  Fresh on the heels of a broken engagement and a dead-end subbing gig, would-be English teacher Greta Houston goes home for the summer. She needs to recharge and recuperate, and the rural farm town is just the place. Friday night fish frys and dusty back roads bring her down to earth, but Hickory Grove is only a pit stop. Then she gets a phone call from her alma mater. There might be a local teaching position, but only if Greta can give up her taste for the big city. Football coach Luke Hart has too much on his plate. After moving to Hickory Grove to be closer to his ailing grandmother, he spends his days teaching, coaching, and volunteering at church. Life is good, until Mamaw Hart passes away, leaving him with a daunting heirloom: The Hickory Grove Inn. Luke needs help to run the place, or else he'll have to sell the one thing that connects him to his past. Will the timing be right? Or will small-town history get in the way of the perfect arrangement? Take a trip to the heart of America and fall in love with Hickory Grove's quirky residents who work hard, enjoy the simple life, and always put love first. Each title is a standalone read. The Schoolhouse: Book OneThe Christmas House: Book TwoThe Farmhouse: Book ThreeThe Innkeeper's House: Book FourThe Quilting House: Book Five