Weave of the World — Nancy Moser

Weaver - Sometimes starting over is the only option… Madeline Weaver is putting everything on the line. Her hometown is dying, and she will stop at nothing to save it. Using her fortune to buy up the town's land, she holds a national contest to give away the property, piece by piece. As modern-day pioneers apply for a place in Madeline's hyper-controlled world, she chooses only those who spark her interest and seem suited to her own designs. There's an egotistical banker from Manhattan, a Jewish retired couple from Phoenix, a hometown boy turned cop, and a family from Arkansas running away from grief. In spite of Madeline's best efforts, the lives of these new residents quickly weave together in ways completely out of her control. Now faced with long-buried secrets, Madeline finds herself at the ultimate crossroads, where she must make the most difficult decision of her life.