Claire's wild sister Sydney, still trying to leave her past behind, is about to combust with her desire for another new beginning. Quiet Claire Waverley has started a successful new venture, Waverley's Candies, but it's nothing like she thought it would be, and it's slowly taking over her life.

But the Waverleys have enough trouble on their hands. He has stories to tell, stories that could change the lives of the Waverley women forever. It's where the real story begins.Sarah Addison Allen, beloved author of Garden Spells, returns with a luminous story of the trouble with hanging on too long, and the magic that happens when you finally let go.Īutumn has finally arrived in the small town of Bascom, North Carolina, heralded by a strange old man appearing with a beat-up suitcase. From the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells, lose yourself in Sarah Addison Allen's enchanting world and fall for her charmed characters in this captivating story that proves that a happily-ever-after is never the real ending to a story. And through it all, the Waverley sisters must search for a way to hold their family together through their troublesome season of change, waiting for that extraordinary event that is First Frost.

But how can he, when he is so far outside her grasp that he appears to her as little more than a puff of smoke? When a mysterious stranger shows up and challenges the very heart of their family, each of them must make choices they have never confronted before. Sydney's daughter, Bay, has lost her heart to the boy she knows it belongs to.if only he could see it, too. Yet the longer she tries, the more her desire becomes an unquenchable thirst, stealing the pleasure out of the life she already has. With each passing day she longs more for a baby - a namesake for her wonderful Henry. Sydney Waverley, too, is losing her balance. Though her handcrafted confections - rose to recall lost love, lavender to promote happiness and lemon verbena to soothe throats and minds - are singularly effective, the business of selling them is costing her the everyday joys of her family, and her belief in her own precious gifts. Claire Waverley has started a successful new venture, Waverley's Candies.

But this year, first frost has much more in store. As temperatures drop and leaves begin to turn, the Waverley women are made restless by the whims of their mischievous apple tree.and the magic that swirls around it. It's October in Bascom, North Carolina, and autumn will not go quietly. Now a New York Times bestseller Two magical sisters.

First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen