Mel

Mel Chesterton is sunshine personified. She's got a great love life, a satisfying job at Sinclair Imports, and a new best friend, Adrian, a quirky guy who's renovating the bookstore in downtown Calter Creek.

Despite the positives, things seem a little off kilter ...

Ryan meets every one of her criteria for the perfect man, and she adores him. He's handsome, dependable, and shares her dream of home and kids-with a twist. Through him, Mel finds herself in a world of wealth and appearances. Shouldn't she be enjoying life more than she is?

On the other hand, spending time in Adrian's dilapidated bookstore is like a carnival ride through an enchanted kingdom, not to mention that Adrian makes the best breakfasts on the planet.

Inevitably, her two worlds collide, and Mel is faced with a choice: everything she dreamed of or a life beyond imagining.