This is a beautifully written, inspirational, heartwarming story. Casey Black began modeling at age 2 and continued until she was 27. Upon giving up modeling, she became a well-known social-media influencer with millions of followers as well as many sponsors. Her mother was her agent and handled all her business dealings.

When a huge online planned event didn’t come together as expected, Casey completely falls apart, while online live to the horror of her mother and resulting in the loss of many followers as well as sponsors.

Through her devastation and total shock of the unexpected outcome of the carefully planned and promoted event, Casey knew she needed to step back and take a break from social media, so she gets out of New York City, where she lives and drives to the hometown of her late father, Georgetown, South Carolina. Her Dad died before she was born, and she knows very little about him or his family.

Having grown up with only her mother, Casey learns what a large, loving, supportive family is. She meets many relatives she didn’t know she had, including her sweet 99 year of Grandmother. As she hears about the lives of the many who came before her, the timeline of this fascinating story reverts to the 1800s when great-grandparents, Elijah Black and his wife Odessa lived and raised their large family on the very farm her grandmother lives on now.

There are so many moving parts to this captivating, heartfelt story. Some very unexpected twists and turns, old secrets are revealed, tough decisions are made and along the way, Casey makes important discoveries about herself. I could hardly put this book down until the very last page was turned. I absolutely loved this book and will be thinking of Casey and others for a while.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.