Paul Slater and Derrick Anderson set about opening the Hummingbird House B & B with their usual style and flair, only to find that they may have taken on more than they bargained for. Despite constant coaching from their friends Cici, Bridget and Lindsay, they don't seem to be able to do anything right. Before they know how it happened they are at odds with their teenage housekeeper, overwhelmed by a zany spiritualist who seems determined to take over their lives, and, most horrifying of all, on the wrong side of the law. But while they wrestle with one misfortune after another, forces are at work behind the scenes that have put unrelated strangers on the road to the Humming bird House, where accidents become destiny, defeat is transformed into victory, and all that is required for a miracle is an open heart.

Includes reader's discussion guide (pages 345-347).