Sweet Cider of Mine
(2026)(The second book in the Sweater Weather in Sycamore Falls series)
A Story by Shayla Sullivan
Maggie Monroe came back to Sycamore Falls for one season to help her late best friend's husband save the cider stand he's lovingly running into the ground.
Current batch rating, according to his five-year-old twins' crayon scorecards: two out of ten.
Fire chief Cal Brennan can put out actual fires. Cider is another story. His wife made it look easy, like most things he's been missing since he lost her three years ago. But Maggie has the recipe book, the twins keep asking her to stay, and laughing feels suspiciously easy when she's around.
She feels like she's borrowing her best friend's life. He feels like loving anyone is losing his wife twice. But there's one last note in that recipe book, in handwriting they both know by heart... and it might be permission.
Tropes: Single Dad • Widower • Late Wife's Best Friend • Slow Burn • Found Family
The Dad's Club has survived tantrums, school fundraises, and bedtime negotiations. But falling in love might be the one thing they need backup for.
Genre: Romance
Current batch rating, according to his five-year-old twins' crayon scorecards: two out of ten.
Fire chief Cal Brennan can put out actual fires. Cider is another story. His wife made it look easy, like most things he's been missing since he lost her three years ago. But Maggie has the recipe book, the twins keep asking her to stay, and laughing feels suspiciously easy when she's around.
She feels like she's borrowing her best friend's life. He feels like loving anyone is losing his wife twice. But there's one last note in that recipe book, in handwriting they both know by heart... and it might be permission.
Tropes: Single Dad • Widower • Late Wife's Best Friend • Slow Burn • Found Family
The Dad's Club has survived tantrums, school fundraises, and bedtime negotiations. But falling in love might be the one thing they need backup for.
Genre: Romance
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