Description: True to its name, the small southern town of Sugar Lake is a sweet place to visit-and you might even want to live there . . . With her big city career and relationship in sudden free fall, Olivia Gale isn't sure where she belongs. So when her help is needed at Goode N' Sweet, the family bakery in Sugar Lake, she jumps at the chance to indulge her pie-making hobby while getting her life back on track. Olivia's not looking for any distractions. Even if the boy who once left her without a word is now a grown man with intriguing secrets-and the same tempting hold on her heart . . . A firefighter and single dad, Clayton Morris is trying hard to fix his past mistakes. He thought he was doing the right thing by leaving Olivia-and now he's sure he has nothing to offer the accomplished woman she's become. But ignoring the sparks between them is impossible. And as unexpected surprises and hard choices endanger their fragile reunion, they'll have to decide which direction to take if they want to find the road back to love . . .
Brief description:
A native New Yorker, K.M. Jackson who also writes as Kwana Jackson spent her formative years on the 'A' train where she had two dreams: 1) to be a fashion designer and 2) to be a writer. After spending over ten years designing women's sportswear for various fashion houses this self-proclaimed former fashionista, took the leap of faith and decided to pursue her other dream of being a writer.
A longtime advocate for diversity and equality, she is a mother of now young adult twins. Kwana currently lives in a suburb of New York with her husband. You can find her online at www.kmjackson.com.Review Quotes:
"K. M. paints vibrant pictures of her characters...The romance at its heart is nostalgic, satisfying, and real."
-- "Karen Rose Smith, author of Staged to Death"