"Autumn leaves are falling. Billie's meat birds are all gone, butchered and sold, or in the freezer. There are only a few spring goats left from the dozens born in May.The garden is dwindling and ready to close up for the year. for months, Billie has been working at full speed and trying to grow into her father's shoes. She dreams of quiet winter eventing with Jodie and time to gather her thoughts, even as she scrambles to get the farm ready for snow, sleet, wind, and whatever else they will have to endure over the next few months. Meanwhile, everybody's lives keep marching on. Just as everything seems to be calming down around Milepost, Billie's family back in Sacramento gets hit with a crisis beyond anything her mom or Harvey can manage. Will they find answers in Milepost?" -- back cover.