"Reuben Helmuth is plenty bitter. John King, his best friend--or so he thought--is engaged to the girl Reuben loved. Humiliated, Reuben flees from Ohio to his grandparents' home on Huckleberry Hill, where he knows he'll find comfort. He's enjoying wallowing in his misery--until John's sister, Fern, shows up. She won't stop pestering Reuben about forgiveness--or trying to help him find love again. Yet Fern's efforts only reawaken Reuben's long-buried feelings--for her.... With her brother too ashamed to face Reuben, it's fallen to Fern to help mend fences. But as she and the Helmuths do all they can--even organizing a knitting club event filled with eligible girls--it may take one more challenge to inspire Reuben to forget his heartache, recognize his own blunders, and embrace the true love that's right in front of him...."--page [4] of cover.