Welcome Back to Pie Town: A Novel

“Lynne Hinton writes about the most important things—family, friends, and faith—with grace, wit, and a keen insight.”
—Silas House, author of Clay’s Quilt

“Reading Hinton’s light, quickly moving prose feels like sitting down to catch up with an old friend over coffee.”
—New Mexico Magazine

Lynne Hinton of Friendship Cake fame delighted readers everywhere when she invited them to experience the simple joys and small triumphs of the endearing residents of Pie Town—a tiny New Mexico community once renowned for its unsurpassable baked desserts. And now, Welcome Back to Pie Town for a second slice of small-town life, as sweet and tasty as the first. The recently rejuvenated Pie Town is a tiny speck of heaven on earth for most of its inhabitants, but not for one recently returned veteran of the war in Afghanistan, who now feels ill at ease and out of place—and it will take the love of a good woman and the support of the whole town to truly bring him back home again. As an extra added treat, Welcome Back to Pie Town features recipes from the novel…for mouth-watering pies, of course.

Life in Pie Town should be sweet. There are pies in the diner again, the church has been rebuilt, and single mother Trina Lockhart has found a home for herself and her baby daughter. Trina has even found love with Raymond Twinhorse, who has returned from Afghanistan after being injured and is trying to form a real family with her.

However, Pie Town now feels like a totally different place to Raymond. Perhaps it’s he who has changed, due to the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. But when an accident befalls Trina and Raymond is implicated in a crime, it will take the entire community of Pie Town to clear his name, find him help, and welcome him back into the fold.

“Hinton has an excellent sense of Southwestern rhythms and cadence.” - Publishers Weekly on Pie Town

“[A] feel-good story—one that will be enjoyed by readers of Jan Karon and Nicholas Sparks.” - Booklist on Pie Town

“Reading Hinton’s light, quickly moving prose feels like sitting down to catch up with an old friend over coffee.” - New Mexico Magazine on Pie Town

“Lynne Hinton deftly pens an uplifting tale of hope, faith, and community.” - Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling author of The Welcome Home Garden Club on Pie Town