Hypnotizing Chickens — Julia Watts

Leaving home was the best decision Chrys Pickett ever made. She lost her rural accent, got a PhD and made something of herself, promising she'd never go back to her roots. But when your Nanny needs you and your heart has been smashed to pieces, promises are easily dismissed.

The loud, affectionate family welcome and simple Appalachian life--cookouts and church, chickens and dogs in the yard--are just what Chrys needs. Family is what matters. She doesn't mind caring for Nanny...just for the summer.

What she doesn't expect are unsettling family secrets--and being hit between the eyes with an intense attraction to Nanny's physical therapist.