CHAPTER 1
“Come over here, and let me hug you, sweetheart.”
Jillian’s entire body stiffened as her aunt enfolded her in an embrace that smelled suspiciously like goat.
I still can’t believe I’m living on a farm.
Jillian pulled away.
What am I doing back in Orchard Grove?
Connie chuckled, easily hoisting Jillian’s two suitcases toward the attic stairs. “Is this all you packed? I sure hope you didn’t leave anything important back home.”
What was there Jillian could have forgotten? It wasn’t like she’d need anything fancy out here in the middle of nowhere. Only one thing could be worse than living in Orchard Grove with her Aunt Connie, and that was staying in Seattle with her parents.
Connie led her into the tiny attic room that had been the pirate ship, the castle, the theater, and t
