Opening a used bookstore, newly arrived Amanda Stimpson begins her quest to discover the answers to the mysteries of her name and ancestry. The stories she is told are fascinating, heartwarming, mysterious and shocking. The characters in the village are varied in bravery, loyalty, kindness, prejudices, cruelty and finally, REDEMPTION. She discovers the secret as to why she is called MacIntosh Moon. The little West Michigan town yields one surprise after another as Amanda finally finds her true roots.