First the Fruitcake

Cate Martin

Summary

With Prohibition finally over, Anna Bergstrom finds herself in charge of the most precious element of her family’s Christmas: the Kentucky bourbon from her late grandmother’s home town. Without it, she and her cousins will never succeed at recreating her recipe before the details never written down are lost for good.
 
But when the challenge of driving home on icy roads becomes a rescue of a stranded fellow motorist, Anna gets far more than she bargained for.  
 
The motorist in question may just be the handsomest man she’s ever set eyes on. But the trouble he brings with him threatens to overwhelm her.
 
Luckily, she always has family to call on.
 
“First the Fruitcake,” an historical, romantic story of kidnaping gone wrong and fruitcake made right.

Available since: 11/17/2024.

Print length: 38 pages.

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