Landscapes of Mercy

Where only the bond of love can make redemption possible

Lacey Woodhouse arrives at River Ranch to deliver the bank’s notice of default for unmade mortgage payments, but plunges into a horse trough and meets the struggling owner, rancher Wray Benson, up close and personal.

When a bouquet of field daisies finds its way to her car windshield weeks later, she decides to throw caution — and conflict of interest — to the wind. Time in the country charms Lacey and when she learns of Wray’s support of an ailing family member, it softens her heart, leading to sweet romance.

Soon destruction of his perimeter fence during the foreclosure countdown hints of coercion within her REO unit at the bank. An investigation launches with Lacey at the helm, but she has problems navigating the sole condition mandated by the bank president — she can’t see Wray until the foreclosure process concludes. The brutal foreclosure clock ticks down to the final hour.

In the end, will Lacey be able to reach out to downtrodden Wray and reconnect heart-to-heart? A troubled undercurrent runs through the flower-strewn meadow of their relationship, one that the redemptive river of love must overcome.