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Sweets & Treats will soon open for business. Clara's been working nonstop, but has never been happier. She and Noelle have settled into their new home and her romance with Kurt is thriving.Maisie isn't dealing quite as well with change. As she struggles to find her purpose after selling the bakery, helping Kurt and then Ian in the kitchen point the way to a happy future.Just as life is looking its sunniest, a blizzard descends on Pinewood. When Noelle gets lost and Ian disappears trying to find her, Clara, Kurt, and Laura are thrown into chaos. Will a daring rescue bring new surprises?Take shelter in the storm with the resourceful folks of Pinewood...

Forensic accountant Maggie Martin survives the sudden death of her husband, the charismatic President of Windsor College, only to uncover the secrets of his carefully concealed double life. Dealing with the financial and emotional wreckage left in Paul's wake, she is stunned to learn he inherited an estate known as Rosemont in the seemingly serene Midwestern town of Westbury. Why had he never told her?Maggie travels to Westbury for the stated purpose of listing Rosemont for immediate sale, but what she really seeks are answers to her all-consuming questions about her sham of a marriage; her sham of a life. She never anticipated the seductive charm of Rosemont. Throwing her trademark caution to the wind, and over the objections of her opinionated grown children, she pulls up stakes and moves halfway across the country, determined to make a fresh start in Westbury. Behind closed doors, however, lurks a cadre of evildoers, playing with multiple wild cards of fraud, embezzlement and arson.With a quiet, orderly - and distinctively solitary - life in mind, Maggie is instead thrown headlong into a crusade against political corruption, where defeat and retreat are not an option. Still bearing the scars of betrayal, will she find joy, romance and possibility in Westbury?This fast-paced, smart novel has enough twists and turns to make the reader want to buckle in!

Verna Lind expects Christmas of 1952 to be the best holiday she's had since the war ended. But as she's leaving the bank, a frigid wind off Lake Erie catches her hard-earned Christmas club savings, whisking the bills into the busy streets of downtown Cleveland and devastating her plans. Strangers come to her aid, though no one anticipates the power of their chance encounter or the seeds of happiness Verna's lost money will sow. From Barbara Hinske, best-selling author of the Rosemont series, comes this heartwarming Christmas tale celebrating the generosity of the human spirit and the irresistible pull of love - an instant holiday classic for admirers of It's a Wonderful Life and The Gift of the Magi.