The Aunt Whisperer — Jill Penrod

Carmen teaches dance at Luke's studio at the Casa Flanigan farm, and she hasn't told anyone yet that her plans to travel with a dance troupe were derailed after her aunt, who raised her, suffered a stroke. Instead, she tries to teach, care for her aunt, and grieve her lost future all on her own.

Carl Welles is sent to Casa Flanigan by well-meaning family after his life falls apart. Why they think he needs to sit at a farm when he has a whole life to plan is anyone's guess, but he arrives angry, tired, and broken. Strangely, he only finds peace when he watches Carmen's aunt to help Carmen out of a bind. But listening to an old lady's stories is a far cry from putting the pieces of a life back together.

Landon Van Hout, who runs Casa Flanigan while the Flanigans are away, doubts his place on the farm as well as his future, and when Carl shows up with the uncanny ability to do anything and do it well, those doubts get worse. Prone to accidents and running from his past, he worries his girlfriend Shanna and the rest of his friends as he tries to make sense of his life.

When Luke and Susan Flanigan, the farm's owners, come home unexpectedly, they bring all the problems on their farm to a head. Maybe before it's all over Luke and Susan will be alone as their guests and friends scatter to deal with their wounds alone, or maybe Casa Flanigan is about to live up to its reputation of healing broken souls.

The Aunt Whisperer is book two of Casa Flanigan, stories of a farm where God sends people to refresh, reflect, and start anew. New Adult/Contemporary Christian romance.