A fresh talent weaves an engaging tale of love， life， and second chances in this stirring first novel set in a small Southern town For fans of Billie Letts， Adriana Trigiani， and Lorna Landvik comes this uniquely heartfelt and spirited story from a sparkling new voice. Farm wife Lucy Hatch never dreamed her husband would walk out into the field one morning and never come back， leaving her a widow at thirty-three. And when she returns to her tiny Texas hometown， contemplating a life of quiet solitude， the last thing she expects to find is Ash Farrell -- a dashing man who has everything to teach Lucy about working through heartache and reaching to claim new love. But their budding romance is far from typical: Lucy and Ash must endure not just an irate ex-girlfriend， a false arrest， and a twenty-year flood， but every watchful eye and wagging tongue in town. Filled with richness， humor， and a vivid medley of characters， The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch transports readers on Lucy s journey as she learns to resolve her doubts and embrace a renewed sense of herself as a woman.