Marissa Rutheford is back in her home town of Aqua Dulce,
Texas, running her mom's café and flea market in the tiny
desert town that's home to barely enough residents to count
on two hands. She slaves away at the café each day hoping
to sell enough biscuits and gravy, homemade hamburgers and
slices of pie to support herself and her mother, Raylene,
who has Alzheimer's disease.
Scratching out a living in the desert of West Texas gets
even tougher when the town is sold in an eBay auction to a
high-roller from Fort Worth. At age 37, Terry Ledger is a
legendary businessman and real estate developer with his
sites set on turning Aqua Dulce into a mecca for those
traveling the desolate highway that runs through town.
However, Terry finds that the residents of Aqua Dulce get
in the way of his business plans. Before long, he finds
himself caring more about the band of misfit residents and
their fate than the status of his project.
This story is extremely heartwarming. Anna Jeffery
creates a cast of colorful characters that are their own
little dysfunctional, yet charming, family. She makes you
really feel the emotion of the characters and have empathy
for their situations, faults, hardships and shortcomings.
She serves up a story about loyalty, perseverance, patience
and acceptance, with a side order of passion.
As I was reading this book, I felt like I was sitting on a
stool at the café counter getting caught up in the small
town gossip, smelling the coffee brew, and devouring a
piece of homemade apple pie, which basically describes this
book: homey, comfortable and delicious.
Most people merely pass through the quiet town of Agua
Dulce on their way to someplace more interesting. Marisa
Rutherford has actually returned to care for her mother,
who's suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and to run her
mother's cafe. But when the town is sold in an eBay
auction, it could mean the end of Agua Dulce as Marisa and
the other nine residents know it.
Terry Ledger is a high-rolling real estate developer who
knows a good deal when he sees it. Though purchasing a
remote town in West Texas on eBay sounds crazy, this serene
hamlet actually shows much promise as a hub for travelers.
Unfortunately, the citizens don't share in his vision. To
win them over to his side, Terry must curry favor with the
town's unofficial leader, feisty Marisa, who fiercely
guards her hometown and her recently broken heart. With
different plans for the future of Agua Dulce, they find
themselves agreeing on one thing--an undeniable attraction
that could change their lives forever.
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