Plot Synopsis

Based on the book by Jan Karon. Recently divorced children's book author Cynthia Coppersmith heads to the quaint town of Mitford to get her uncle's house ready for sale following his passing and, hopefully, overcome the writer's block that has her unable to even start the next book in her series about Violet, the magical cat. The town and its inhabitants are just as lovely as she remembers from her girlhood visits but she doesn't know quite what to make of Father Tim Kavanaugh, the handsome, Episcopal priest who lives next door to her uncle's cottage and happens to be the town's most eligible and charming bachelor. Before long, she is attending the town's weekly pot luck dinner and making friends with the local vet, his very pregnant wife who owns the bookstore, and Jack Emery a real estate agent who has his eye on her. Before long, she and Jack are keeping company, and Cynthia agrees to let him sell the cottage. She soon makes friends with Father Tim and helps him care for a boy whose grandfather is hospitalized. The two bring out the best in one another, leading Tim's interest in Cynthia to become more than just friendly. But with Jack hanging around at every turn, he never sees or seizes the opportunity to tell her how he feels. Thanks to Jack's encouragement, Cynthia completes her book. Jack gets some great offers on the cottage and, despite her love affair with Mitford, Cynthia is resigned to return to her life in Boston. It turns out Jack was more interested in selling the cottage than in her. She is still reluctant to leave, and Tim certainly doesn't want her to go, but Tim is going to have to practice what he preaches and take a leap of faith if he has any hope of convincing the future Mrs. Kavanaugh to remain in Mitford, where it is abundantly clear she belongs.