In the Middle of Hickory Lane

By: Heather Webber

Narrated by: Hallie Ricardo, Stephanie Willis

From the USA Today bestselling author of Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe comes Heather Webber's next charming novel, In the Middle of Hickory Lane!

Emme Wynn has wanted nothing more her whole life than to feel like part of a family. Having grown up on the run with her con artist mother, she’s been shuffled from town to town, drawn into bad situations, and has learned some unsavory habits that she’s tried hard to overcome. When her estranged grandmother tracks her down out of the blue and extends a job offer—helping to run her booth at an open-air marketplace in small-town Sweetgrass, Alabama—Emme is hopeful that she’ll finally be able to plant the roots she’s always dreamed of. But some habits are hard to break, and she risks her newfound happiness by keeping one big truth to herself.

Cora Bee Hazelton has her hands full with volunteering, gardening, her job as a color consultant and designer, and just about anything she can do to keep her mind off her painful past, a past that has resulted in her holding most everyone at arm’s length. The last thing she wants is to form close relationships only to have her heart broken yet again. But when she’s injured, she has no choice other than to let people into her life and soon realizes it’s going to be impossible to keep her heart safe—or her secrets hidden.

In the magical neighborhood garden in the middle of Hickory Lane, Emme and Cora Bee learn some hard truths about the past and themselves, the value of friends, family, and community, and most importantly, that true growth starts from within.

A Macmillan Audio production from Forge Books.

©2022 Heather Webber (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Hickory Lane

Mysterious,secretive, girl afraid of the dark wanting to settle down and raise a family and be a mom with a good husband

You can overcome!

It was a beautiful story. Proving that with love, you can overcome your past and find peace.

🍯

I fell in love with the story. It is an amazing story about friendship, love, finding yourself, and specially accepting others with their defects and imperfections. It has been my favorite book this year so far.

Loved it

It ended so different than I imagined it would! Great fun!
Love books like this one! Easy to listen to and enjoy! Thank you!

Reading this author’s books makes me walk around with a southern accent for days

I really enjoyed this book and this author .In her reads you always get a good family dynamics driven read with some mystery and a sprinkle of charm and a bit of magical energy sprinkled in.Not fantasy at all but just some special and I think in all of us we have and can benefit from some special.This story is about family ,the good and the very bad .Life has proud and not so proud times in it .To thrive it what helps us and to forgive and trust again helped all these characters.Good read ,really enjoyed it

engaging

a beautiful story, engaging, well written and read. Will read more of this author soon

The narration was fantastic and the story line felt like a huge southern hug

I loved the realness of the characters, the romance, the mystery, the character development, and the humor. This book is fabulous!!

Full of charm

I was needing a break from my normal reads, and this exceeded expectations. Enough mystery to keep me hooked and light on the sappy stuff and romance. Very lighthearted, a little bit of humor, and very likeable characters. Also well written and performed. I don't know why other people had poor things to say about the characters secrets. Some were slightly predictable but there were a couple that surprised me. And just because they are more mundane secrets and not wild or jawdropping doesn't make it boring. If anything it makes it more relatable. Everyone has some skeleton in their closet that they aren't comfortable sharing with others, even people they are close with, and its usually something that's a little traumatizing and has affected their life.

So good I’ll read it often

This is one of those books I’ll buy a hard copy of and read it over and over. I fell in love with the characters and setting. Hickory Lane seems like a wonderful place; the kind of place you wish was real. Heather Webber books are so sweet and heartfelt but the touches of magic really make them great. I can’t wait to read another, but I can say for sure that In the Middle of Hickory Lane will stay on my favorites list.

Engaging read/listen

I’ve gone through many of this author’s books and this one does not disappoint! Great story, rich characters and interesting with twists and turns that kept me listening non-stop. The voice actors do a beautiful job of bringing the characters alive.