The Saga of Sarah Crodin continues... once she embraced the cultural heritage founded in bartering throughout rural America - she and Kent age gracefully; however, her children, Wendy and Teddy, experience roads less traveled. Headstrong Wendy keeps her vow to leave Clayton County, seeking a career in large animal veterinary medicine. The University of Kentucky in Lexington calls and Daddy's girl suddenly finds herself following her mother's footsteps. Will she return to Clayton County? According to her brother, Teddy, that will never happen. Teddy is happy to remain in Clayton; Wilma's cafe is his home and Zoey, his lifelong buddy. His life is uprooted when Zoey suddenly announces she is leaving town. The going is rough and gets worse as love finds him feeling awkward and inadequate. Can he grow up quickly enough to make love happen? Zoey feels there is no future in Clayton County and heads for business school in Indianapolis, replacing her old life for a new one. Love, however, has a way of calling us home. The wisdom of her mother, Niki, shows Zoey that she is her own worst enemy...clearly conniving and scheming won't work when it comes to matters of the heart. Will Zoey's manipulation get her man to the alter - or will it backfire on her?