Candy Apple Kisses

An unexpected homecoming brings new possibilities for two longtime friends in this autumn romance set in North Carolina’s mountain country.

Emily Carmichael has built a life away from Splendid Lake, but news of trouble at a familiar family orchard draws her back to the community she once called home. Jake Hughes, her childhood friend, is facing the possible loss of a business that represents generations of his family’s history.

Determined to help, Emily joins Jake in planning a celebration marking the orchard’s hundredth anniversary. Their efforts offer an opportunity to attract attention to the struggling property, but the challenges facing the business won’t disappear simply because the community comes together.

Working alongside each other also brings an unexpected change to Emily and Jake’s relationship. Years of friendship have given them a comfortable familiarity, yet returning to old routines reveals feelings that neither has fully acknowledged.

Their growing attraction becomes more complicated as the orchard’s financial troubles continue and someone from Jake’s romantic past reenters his life. What began as Emily’s effort to help an old friend soon raises difficult questions about where she belongs and what kind of future she wants.

Against a backdrop of apple harvests, family traditions, and changing seasons, Emily and Jake discover that protecting something precious may require taking chances in their personal lives as well.

Candy Apple Kisses explores friendship, homecoming, family heritage, and the possibility of finding lasting love where it was least expected.

*Candy Apple Kisses* is a heartwarming contemporary romance about coming home, preserving family traditions, and discovering that sometimes love has been waiting in a familiar place all along.

Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling novelist whose books have sold more than one million copies. She is known for inspirational fiction, Amish fiction, and contemporary romance, including the popular Kauffman Amish Bakery series.

A lifelong reader and storyteller, Clipston began experimenting with fiction while attending elementary school. She later earned a communications degree from Virginia Wesleyan University and developed a publishing career that has reached readers across multiple genres.

Alongside her literary accomplishments, Clipston has supported awareness of organ and blood donation. In 2011, she participated in a paired kidney donation that enabled her husband to receive a second kidney transplant. Her family’s experience became the subject of her memoir, A Gift of Love.

Clipston is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She lives in North Carolina with her family and has also worked for the City of Charlotte.

Additional information about Amy Clipston and her published books is available at www.AmyClipston.com.