Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel written by Melody Carson - published by B&H Books.

I was so lucky to read this book!  I have previously read the second book in this series and was thrilled to see that NetGalley had the first book up for review.

You can read the two books, and I think by now more have been written or in the works, out of order - although I don't recommend it.  We get to see the evolution of the main character Daphne and the towns characters of Appleton.

Daphne returns home after working for the NYT for over ten years as a Wedding Journalist - for her Aunt Dee's funeral.  To her disbelief, she finds out that her "Aunt" was actually her "Grandmother" and that her entire estate has been left to her - for a period of one year - with the condition that she is to "fall in love and marry" or else after that year she will lose the entire inheritance.  Daphne is in a quandry over the entire situation, which is understandable.  As you go through the books, you see her "romances" and growth in the character.

I highly recommend this whole series!