True to its name, the small southern town of Sugar Lake is a sweet place to visit—and you might even want to live there . . . With her big-city career and relationship in sudden free fall, Olivia Gale isn’t sure where she belongs. So when her help is needed at Goode ʼN Sweet, the family bakery in Sugar Lake, she jumps at the chance to indulge her pie-making hobby while getting her life back on … getting her life back on track. Olivia’s not looking for any distractions. Even if the boy who once left her without a word is now a grown man with intriguing secrets—and the same tempting hold on her heart . . .
A firefighter and single dad, Clayton Morris is trying hard to fix his past mistakes. He thought he was doing the right thing by leaving Olivia—and now he’s sure he has nothing to offer the accomplished woman she’s become. But ignoring the sparks between them is impossible. And as unexpected surprises and hard choices endanger their fragile reunion, they’ll have to decide which direction to take if they want to find the road back to love . . .
“A wonderful, heartwarming romance.”
—Rochelle Alers, author of The Innkeepers Series
“A damn-near perfect story of family, starting over, and second chances.”
—Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
“K.M. Jackson gets right to the heart of family, to the heart of relationships, to the heart of love. She’ll get right to your heart, too!”
—Donna Kauffman, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author
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K.M Jackson is a new author to me and after reading As Good as the First Time I have to wonder why I haven’t come across her before now. If you love sweet small southern town romances you will love this story which is the first book in the aptly named Sugar Lake Series.
Olivia Gale’s life has gone into free fall she has lost her job and her live in boyfriend all on the same date so when she finds out her aunt in Sugar Lake has had a fall and needs someone to run her Goode N’ Sweet Bakery until she gets back on her feet it seems like fate has stepped in. Olivia loves to bake so has no hesitation in offering to help what she doesn’t expect is to meet local firefighter and single dad Clayton Morris who broke her heart 10 years before. Clayton is also trying fix his past mistakes and can’t believe Olivia is back in Sugar Lake will their reunion be a happy one …….
Second chance/ small town romance with the added attraction of a single dad what more could you ask for. Great start to a new series
“As Good as the First Time” by K.M. Jackson
I liked this sweet/clean contemporary romance story. I am not sure why but I never really connected with any of the characters.. I never really felt their emotions. I am sure it was just me. I was gifted an ARC of this story by the publisher.