Rachel is an orphan, or so she thought. Having bounced from foster home to foster home, since the age of three. Rachel McCleod now feels herself drifting. From bad relationship to worse until the day she finds herself with two broken ribs and a shattered ego. Feeling abandoned and hopeless, until one day she discovers a long lost Aunt. Struck with the hope of discovering where she came from and where she is supposed to be going. Rachel heads out in search of Adeline McCleod, the only sister of a mother, who abandoned her. Will their meeting be a dream come true for this orphan? Or will having a family turn out to be more than Rachel can handle? Adeline McCleod is so much more than just an old lady; she is a Matriarch, a town legend. She is a second mother to almost all those in Lovely Lakes, Louisiana. This beloved town teacher has lived alone for the better part of three decades. Her family line cut short with the death of her younger sister and parents, until now with the reemergence of Rachel her only Neice. She married the love of her life, but never had children of her own. Teaching thousands of students more than enough to make up for it. When Rachel finally find's her though, both their lives will be changed irreparably. What is the real meaning of family and roots? This story is for all ages and for all those who are searching for the true meaning of unconditional love.