"Hope Does Not Disappoint" is the second volume of The Shepherd of Cherokee Springs tales. When we left our heroes, Tobias Alexander and Judith Fredrickson, they were facing critical decisions in their lives that affected each other and their futures. Judith is a young Jewish girl who was orphaned at a young age. She has moved to rural mountains of Tennessee with her Guardian, who she refers to as her Aunt Penelope. Tobias is the son a local Pastor who is smitten with Judith's aunt, adding an abundance of romance to the small coal and farming community of Cherokee Springs. The ongoing saga of...