An irresistible Southern charmer about small-town gossip， second-chance romance， strange weather， and ballroom dancing in the most unlikely places. Laurie Lepanto is on the horns of a dilemma. Her favorite market， the Piggly Wiggly， of Second Creek， Mississippi， is on the verge of closing its doors， nearly done in by a new Mega-Mart across town. Over the years， the Piggly Wiggly has been more than a supermarket-it s been a community center and town hall， and it s even seen a little romance blossom in its aisles. Laurie-who has never met a problem she can t solve- is determined to help Mr. Choppy， the Piggly Wiggly s manager， keep his business afloat. She enlists her fellow "Nitwitts，" a formidable array of the town s most influential widows， and the town s most eligible silver fox， Powell Hampton， a sixtysomething widower and former ballroom dance instructor. For two hours a week， Powell will waltz-or fox-trot or tango-at the Piggly Wiggly with Second Creek s ladies while the salesclerks do their shopping for them. In a place like Second Creek， where everyone knows everyone， waltzing at the Piggly Wiggly soon becomes the town s most festive event. And after a few turns around the floor with the handsome and charming Powell， Laurie soon begins to make plans for romance as well as civic renewal.