ad once been her world. But after her mother died, Emma had left for college and never looked back-until now. Her grandmother's bakery, *The Sugar Maple*, had f
ed-made her freeze. She turned slowly. "Liam?" Liam Walsh. Her childhood best friend, high school sweetheart, and the boy who broke her heart when he stayed behind while she chased bigger dreams. "What are you doing here?" she asked, trying to keep her tone light. "I could ask you the same," he replied with a crooked grin. "I've been helping your aunt keep this place running. She s