The fourth book in Anne M. Mikolay's Stone Creek series, Stone Creek, The Caretaker revisits Sarah Neumann in rural Pennsylvania, 1865, as she prepares for the weddings of her younger sisters and awaits clues to her own destiny. As the Civil War draws to a close, and the nation is further thrust into tragedy, Fate deals Sarah a stunning, personal blow that threatens her security and tests her family loyalty. Will Sarah follow her father's wishes and begin life with the colorful Irish immigrant, Riley Finnegan, or will she take matters into her own hands and strike out on her own?