num_pages: 304
description: A young widow returns to Lake Sackett Georgia to face the ghosts of her pastand decide if shes ready to take another chance on lovein the third sparkling Southern Eclectic novel that goes down as easy as honey on a deep-fried Twinkie (Library Journal on Sweet Tea and Sympathy). Lucy Bowman would never have guessed that her best friend Duffy McCready (of McCreadys Bait Shop &amp; Funeral Home) has been in love with her since they were kids. Fear of rejection and his own romantic complications prevented Duffy from confessing his true feelings in high school so he stood by and watched her wed Wayne Bowman right after high school. Wayne had always been a cheapskate so it comes as no surprise when he suffers a fatal accident while fixing his own truck. Even as her family and friends invade Lucys life and insist that the new widow is too fragile to do much beyond weeping Lucy is ashamed to admit that life without Wayne is easier less complicated. After all no one knew what a relentless soul-grinding trudge marriage to Wayne had been. Only Duffy can tell shes hiding something. In need of a fresh start Lucy asks Duffy to put his cabinet-building skills to use transforming the town's meat shop into a bake shop. As the bakery takes shape Lucy and Duffy discover the spark that pulled them together so many years ago. Could this finally be the second chance hes always hoped for? Once again Molly Harper writes characters you cant help but fall in love with (RT Book Reviews) in this charming and entertaining love story.
language: None
title: Gimme Some Sugar
publisher: Gallery Books