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Welcome to the Honey B&BMelody Carlson

Christian contemporary romance

Welcome to the Honey B&B

by Melody Carlson

Jewel returns to Oregon with her teenage daughter to help her mother care for her father, whose early-onset dementia has made daily life increasingly unpredictable. With family finances strained, she proposes turning the worn farmhouse into a bed-and-breakfast, even though renovations add another layer of chaos. An old high-school flame now working as a contractor and a widowed neighbor with a daughter complicate Jewel's assumptions about whom she can rely on. This contemporary novel balances caregiving realities with humor, family friction, community, romance, and the possibility of a fresh start.

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Early-onset frontotemporal dementia in a secondary character; caregiving/family strain; inn-management stress and life changes; Christian themes and gentle romance.

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  3. Glassware: Highball glass.
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  3. Glassware: Rocks glass.

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