Sugar, Sprinkles, and Secrets (The Callahans, #2.5)

She thought protecting him meant walking away—but when danger strikes, he’s her first call and only hope.

If life has taught Cara Diaz anything, it’s that she can only count on herself. She will do whatever is necessary to protect the people she loves—even if it means denying her own happiness. Moving to the small town of Forrest Falls is Cara’s chance to pursue her dream of opening her own bakery, but keeping her niece and nephew safe will always come first.

Living with secrets is heavy enough, and—despite what her heart wants—Cara is convinced that walking away from Max Riley is for his own good.

Getting dumped by Cara was the icing on the cake when Max’s entire world shifted earlier this year. But as the months pass, his feelings don’t fade for Cara, if anything, they’ve only grown deeper. Cara insists they’re better off as friends, but Max isn’t willing to give up on their shot at happily ever after just yet.

When her past catches up with her, Cara is out of options. With the lives of loved ones on the line, she must ask for help, even if it requires giving up her secrets in order to save innocent lives.

Sugar, Sprinkles, and Secrets is a romantic suspense novella featuring a curvy bakery owner FMC that’s living with a major secret, and a protective, swoony MMC that wants a second chance at happily ever after with the woman he's head over heels in love with.

This holiday season, Sugar, Sprinkles, and Secrets will unwrap unexpected twists and turns for readers in this dual POV novella featuring a single guardian, age gap (eleven years), found family, and a guaranteed happily ever after. This independent spinoff novella falls between books two and three of Liz Colbert’s series The Callahans.