CONTENTS
Also by Cleo Coyle
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five: Madame
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight: Clare
Chapter Nine: Madame
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven: Clare
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-one: Mike
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-seven
Chapter Thirty-eight: Clare
Chapter Thirty-nine
Chapter Forty: Mike
Chapter Forty-one: Clare
Chapter Forty-two
Chapter Forty-three
Chapter Forty-four
Chapter Forty-five
Chapter Forty-six
Chapter Forty-seven: Mike
Chapter Forty-eight: Clare
Chapter Forty-nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-one
Chapter Fifty-two
Chapter Fifty-three
Chapter Fifty-four: Mike
Chapter Fifty-five
Chapter Fifty-six
Chapter Fifty-seven
Chapter Fifty-eight: Clare
Chapter Fifty-nine
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-one
Chapter Sixty-two
Chapter Sixty-three
Chapter Sixty-four
Chapter Sixty-five
Chapter Sixty-six
Chapter Sixty-seven
Chapter Sixty-eight
Chapter Sixty-nine
Chapter Seventy: Mike
Chapter Seventy-one: Clare
Chapter Seventy-two
Chapter Seventy-three
Chapter Seventy-four
Chapter Seventy-five
Chapter Seventy-six
Chapter Seventy-seven: Mike
Chapter Seventy-eight: Clare
Chapter Seventy-nine
Chapter Eighty
Chapter Eighty-one: Mike
Chapter Eighty-two: Clare
Chapter Eighty-three
Chapter Eighty-four
Chapter Eighty-five
Chapter Eighty-six
Chapter Eighty-seven
Chapter Eighty-eight
Chapter Eighty-nine
Chapter Ninety
Chapter Ninety-one
Chapter Ninety-two
Chapter Ninety-three
Chapter Ninety-four
Chapter Ninety-five
Chapter Ninety-six
Chapter Ninety-seven
Chapter Ninety-eight
Recipes & Tips from the Village Blend
The Village Blend’s Blueberry Shortbread
The Village Blend’s Strawberry Cream Cheese Scones with Strawberry Glaze
The Village Blend’s Pistachio Muffins
Cacio e Matteo
Matt’s Coffee Beef Stew
Clare Cosi’s Crusty Italian-Style Rolls
Parkview Palace Salad
Candied Pecans
Champagne Chicken Paprikash
KFC-Style Fried Chicken
Coffee and Cream Cake
Mocha Buttercream
How to Make a More Stable Whipped Cream Filling or Frosting
How to Make Chocolate Curls
The Daisy Fay
The Nostalgia’s Gin Daisy Fay
The Village Blend’s Latest Hit Goobers Cookies
Clare’s Cozy Maple Sugar Cookies
Clare’s Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
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