After losing her mother to cancer, Meredith packed her most prized belongings and her necessities, loaded up her service dog Max, and took off on a cross-country trip. And ended up settling in a small town in Tennessee. Chase - the local sheriff - is head over heels for her the moment their eyes meet. But Meredith is guarded. After a tragic night changed her life forever, left her with almost crippling anxiety, she doesn't trust easily. Yet, she can't say no to the sheriff. But is he enough to protect her when her past comes crashing back into her life - quite literally? **This is book one in the Love In Autumn series. It is written as a stand-alone with a HEA. No cliffhangers.**