First Frost - Sarah Addison Allen (Paperback)

First Frost - Sarah Addison Allen

It’s October in Bascom, North Carolina, and the air is changing.

For the Waverley women, the arrival of autumn is more than just a change in season—it’s a time of deep restlessness. As the first frost approaches, the family’s enchanted apple tree begins to stir, and the magic that runs through their veins grows unpredictable.

Claire Waverley has built a successful candy business, but her handcrafted treats—lavender for happiness, rose for lost love—are beginning to feel like a burden, pulling her away from the very family she’s trying to protect. Her sister, Sydney, is desperate for a new beginning, a longing that threatens to unbalance the stable life she’s fought so hard to build. Meanwhile, Sydney’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Bay, has inherited the gift of knowing exactly where things belong—except, it seems, her own heart.

When a mysterious stranger arrives in town with secrets that challenge the very roots of the Waverley heritage, the sisters must navigate a "troublesome season of change." In a world where the ordinary and the extraordinary bloom together, they must learn that a "happily ever after" isn't an ending—it’s just the beginning of a much deeper story.