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Chapter One

Naomi

Who says you can’t go hoain?

I’ia, the sweetest little town either side of the Mississippi—and loving every minute of it Bliss River is exactly the sa day I can feel thea happier, healthier me

It’s the best

Well…almost the best

I can think of one thing that wouldto cost me is a thousand dollars and my pride

“Are you sure you knohat you’re doing?” My younger sister, Maddie, pauses outside the Methodist fellowship hall, rubbing her red hands together to warm them

Beforein the Caribbean This is her first winter back in a place where it occasionally snows, and she’s completely unprepared

This time last week I was in Miami, so I can empathize

Wea day to celebrate closing on the location for Icing, the bakery we’re opening together—but we forgot to get scarves and ht, the terees

After the six-block walk from the car, I can’t feel my face

But that’s probably a good thing

Hopefully,

“Seriously,” Maddie hisses “Are you sure you’re ready for this?”

“So ready” I loop h hers with a nod, determined to fake it until Iin my life”

“You’re bluffing,” she says, her sigh for in the air

I deflate,“How can you tell?”