This is the first book by this author and I found that it was a delightful read.
In this tale we meet the Waverley Sisters, Claire and Sydney with their mischievous apple tree the resides in the family home.
Every year someone from the Waverley family is surprised with either good or bad events in their life on the first frost of the season. This year it is the turn of Claire , she runs a successful catering business. when one day she could cope no one with a sick baby and staying up all night attending to her and then working all day, Claire uses her family talent and pulls out an old family receipt for throat sweets made a batch for her child and never looked back as they become hot cakes and everyone wanted them once word got around and from that moment she began making more sweets and less cooking which she loved to do as it was her slice of heaven..The candy business is taking the front seat and she is in high demand.
While Sydney who is finding it hard to let her daughter grown up and make her own mistakes and dealing with the fact that she is unable to conceive anymore.
The story also follows Bay the girl that doesn't seem or want to fit in at school and keeps herself to herself apart from that she has a huge crush on Josh like forever, just like her favorite all time story at the moment Romeo and Juliet.
Then the ladies stories get brought together due to a stranger in town, watches the house and the family.We find out that the stranger is her to con Claire out of money that's how he makes his living, and he is out to make Claire believe that she is not truly a Waverley.
Does that stranger get what he came for or is Claire stronger than she thought, does Sydney get over not having anymore children and does Bay and Josh relationship end better than Romeo and Juliette did ???
So go grab a copy and find out the magic of the first frost.
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