It's Christmastime at Bree's Coffeehouse, with all the trimmings: gingerbread lattes on the menu, a sparkling tree weighed down with Santa Claus ornaments by the front window, and Aunt Judy selling donuts in her festive Christmas sweaters and leggings.
In Lara Ketter's debut novel, Bree Somers wears a bright smile that hides an inner pain; she lives each day haunted by the moment that tore her life apart ten years earlier. When a gorgeous man strolls into her small-town coffee shop and turns her world upside down, Bree is forced to face the past and contemplate forgiving the only person she's ever hated. Can she finally let go and move on, or will she remain frozen in heartache?
Set in the fictitious town of Waconda, Kansas, the novel weaves the real-life story of Waconda Springs, Waconda Lake, and the Legend of Waconda into the contemporary plot.