Bittersweet Surrender : A Novel

Carly spends her days at a spa (okay, so she owns the place), she's dating a hunk, and she's surrounded by chocolate. She's living the dream . . . or is she? The last few years have been tough, but now Carly Westlake's life seems picture perfect. Business at her spa is up thanks to her famous chocolate facials. And Jake Mitchell-her dreamy, teenage crush-has moved back to Spring Creek, Vermont, with his daughter in tow. Carly's nearly floored to learn that Jake has his sights set on winning her heart. But when long-buried secrets threaten her business-and her friendship with her best friend and business-partner, Tom-Carly has to fight like crazy to keep her plans afloat. Can it be that her dream of marrying Jake Mitchell isn't the plan God has for her life? What if God's plan requires something totally unexpected . . . a bittersweet surrender that Carly must make before she can discover true love?