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After an accident shattered Mimi Smith’s Olympic equestrian dreams, she has spent years crafting her life in quiet harmony by nurturing bees, baking pastries infused with her secret peach honey at the bakery she co-owned with Honey’s aunt, and helping train a new generation of girls dreaming of equestrian stardom. When a developer’s deal threatens to pave over her passions, she’s ready to fight for her home and her heart.

What starts as tension over property lines and mismatched finances, slowly melts into laughter, shared recipes, and a warmth Honey hasn’t felt in years. But when sabotage strikes and old dreams clash with new desires, both women must decide what they’re willing to risk for a chance at something real.

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Rebekah has always regretted letting go of the woman she loved. When fate brings Kandice back to town, betrayed and with a child in tow, Rebekah wonders if there’s still a chance for them.

Meddling friends, family drama, and rivals for love seem determined to pull them apart. In the small town where love once slipped through their fingers, can Kandice and Rebekah finally find the love they always wanted?

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