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A delightful novel about two headstrong sisters, a small towns efforts to do right by the community, and the power of a lost dog to summon true love
Youll want to linger. -People
Nora, the owner of the Miss Guthrie Diner, is perfectly happy serving up apple cider donuts, coffee, and eggs-any-way-you-like-em to her regulars, and she takes great pleasure in knowing exactly whats the usual. But her life is soon upended when she discovers she and her free-spirited younger sister Kit stand to inherit the home and land of the towns beloved cake lady, Peggy Johnson.
Kit, an aspiringand brokefilmmaker, thinks her problems are solved when she and Nora find out Peggy was in the process of selling the land to a big-box developer before her death. The people of Guthrie are divided over the salesome want the opportunities the development will bring, while others are staunchly against any changeand they arent afraid to leave their opinions with their tips.
But Nora isnt quite ready to give up on Peggys legacy and sell the landcomplete with a charming farmhouse, an ancient apple orchard and the clues to a secret life that no one knew Peggy led. Troubled by the tension, and confused by her growing feelings towards Elliot, the big-box developers rep, Nora throws herself into solving the one problem that everyone in town can agree on: finding Peggys missing dog, Freckles.
When a disaster strikes the diner, the community of Guthrie bands together to help her, and Nora discovers that doing the right thing doesnt always mean giving up your dreams, or your chances for love.