The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)

by Laurie Gilmore

‘I could come with you.’ Well, there goes that. She was not doing this because of the confused feelings last night had stirred up, or the possible sexual awakening Mac’s abs had inspired this morning. She was doing this for Mac’s mom, who deserved a good Christmas present this year. And maybe a little bit because of the abs.

The Annie he’d known all those years ago was gone. This Annie wasn’t his anymore. This was the Annie he’d hurt. Now he had to figure out how to live in the same town as her and not lose his mind pining after her. Because while Annie wasn’t his anymore, he would always be hers.

‘Love is a funny thing,’ the mayor went on. ‘It's not always big or loud or over the top. Most of the time, it’s quiet and unassuming. It’s a shared cup of coffee on a rainy day or reading side by side together every night. It’s finding the person who gets you. The person who will have your back through it all.