Book 2, Peas, Beans & Corn, carries on the good feeling inspired by Hens & Chickens (Book 1 in The Sovereign Series), when Maine Army Guardsman Bruce Gilpin, 35, returns to his hometown of Sovereign with the secret dream of restarting the old sweet corn canning factory. He’s encouraged in his new mission by the passionate organic foodie Amber Johnson, 21 (Rebecca's daughter) who reawakens his tired heart. However, the course of their true love soon becomes muddied by their well-meaning mothers, and by the arrival of Bruce’s ex-wife Sheila, and the handsome corporate attorney Ryan MacDonald, who hits town to rusticate. History pervades Peas, Beans & Corn, a little tale of hummingbird moths and morning mists, horse-drawn sleighs and corn desilkers, with a surprising (and satisfying) connection to the poet Emily Dickinson.