Judd Markley is a good old, Southern boy from West Virginia, whose life is forever changed by a cave-in at a coal mine. After recovering, he couldn't bring himself to enter the mines again, so he made a move to South Carolina to hopefully join a timber company.
Larkin Heyward is good girl from a well-to-do family, whose dad just so happens to own Waccamaw Timber Company. Larkin is missing her brother, Ben, who left his family and the family business to become a missionary in the hills of Kentucky. Her heart longs to do something worthwhile, instead of simply volunteering at the local hospital and marrying a wealthy young man to take over the family business someday. George Heyward, her father, is just concerned about the future of his business.
Judd begins his career at Waccamaw Timber, and finds himself drawn to the sunshine that Larkin seems to hold inside of her. They both embark on a journey to find out who they are, and what they really want in life, and fall in love along the way. They're both greatly changed by the events of the book, and you even see their lives making a difference in others. This is the story of redemption, and being obedient to the leading of the Lord.
Honestly, I'm not really sure where the title comes into play, but I enjoyed this story, even though it took a little bit of time for me to fully get invested in it.
