Sweet Tea and Vinegar Pie - Hull Crossing Chronicles

When a retired Baltimore teacher steps off the steamboat in Virginia, she expects a short stay in Hull Crossing while she saves for the journey of her dreams. All she wants is to be left alone. Instead, Myra Jean Evans immediately becomes grist for the gossip mill led by Sarabell Simms, who has her own secrets to hide. Forced to adapt to a completely unfamiliar environment, Myra Jean must confront her own assumptions and make some changes, with repercussions on the lives of everyone around her.