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Newspaper editor Maggie Carpenter and her son, Spencer, are settling into their new home in Pine Mountain, OR, when he discovers a runaway girl in the woods. Drawing on her Christian beliefs, Maggie opens her heart and home to Leah and offers to help the girl discover her biological father's identity. Leah's only clues are her age and her father's hometown--Pine Mountain. But Maggie's gesture leads her friends to question her intentions, and rumors fly about Leah. As her world and the once peaceful town turn topsy-turvy, Maggie learns the truth about Leah's father. Carlson offers a modern-day version of the Good Samaritan as an entertaining, if predictable, addition to the series. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.