Each startling revelation reshapes their understanding of their grandmothers and ultimately inspires the courage to take risks and make changes to own their lives. As she and Grace dig into the past, they unearth their grandmothers’ long-held secret and more. Cassidy inherits not only the family home but a task, spoken with her grandmother’s final breaths: ask Grace Kim-Eunhee’s granddaughter-to help sort through the contents of the locked hope chest in the attic. Facing the loss of her legacy and in need of allies and ideas, Cassidy reaches out to Nick, her former love, despite the complicated emotions brought by having him back in her life. Worse, a looming tax debt threatens her inheritance. But after Helen passes, Cassidy learns that her home and garden have fallen into serious disrepair. Nourished by her grandmother’s love and encouragement, Cassidy discovers a passion that she hopes will bloom into a career. After losing her mother, Cassidy Quinn spent her childhood summers with her gran, Helen, at her farmhouse. As they bond over common losses and a delicate, potentially devastating secret, their friendship spans the remainder of their lives. Answering a woman’s desperate call for help, young Navy widow Helen Devries opens her Whidbey Island home as a refuge to Choi Eunhee.

Asking for trouble by sandra byrd