Less than an hour before her wedding, Lindsey Briggs calls off the ceremony, leaving her family home in Maine to pursue her dream of being a singer-songwriter in Nashville. There she meets country music legend Ben McBride. Through that chance meeting, she discovers the depth of Ben’s relationship with her family as well as secrets from her past. A remarkable family tale is revealed for Lindsey, who learns the importance of pursuing her heart and about the power and endurance of love.

“Eden’s Ridge provided the biggest unexpected cry in years—Amazing emotional turns. A must read.” —Amy Grant

“The Road to Eden’s Ridge has the heart and soul of a good country song. Ben McBride is a soul mate to all of us who have traveled that road.” —Willie Nelson

“If you are in the mood for a stay-up-late-to-read-and-cry novel, take The Road to Eden’s Ridge by M. L. Rose. A warning: Get a handkerchief (lace trimmed would be nice), a Dr. Pepper, a Moon Pie or two, and prepare to fall in love. You may even wish you could join the family on the porch at Eden’s Ridge.” —Mary Gay Shipley, That Bookstore in Blytheville (Arkansas)

M. L. Rose is a pseudonym for Myra McLarey and Linda Weeks, writing teachers and longtime friends.Myra McLarey is a novelist who lives in Nashville. Kirkus Reviews said of her Water from the Well, “A lyrical first novel …prose both elegant and original.”Linda Weeks is a freelance writer living in Ripley, Tennessee.