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When Crickets Cry
Christian fiction
When Crickets Cry
Reese Mitch, a gifted heart surgeon hiding from grief in a small Georgia town, spends his days repairing boats and avoiding his former life. His path crosses Annie, an irrepressible young lemonade seller whose failing heart requires the expertise he has abandoned. Helping her also means confronting the loss, guilt, and love that drove him into seclusion. Tender and faith-inflected, this novel suits readers who enjoy medical drama, Southern small towns, wounded healers, precocious children, and emotional stories in which saving another person requires the rescuer to accept healing too.
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Chronic/terminal illness; child death; death and grief; graphic medical content and blood; medical trauma and surgery; addiction/drug abuse; injury detail.
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Mint Lemonade
A bright, refreshing sip suits a quiet, reflective reading mood.
What you'll need
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 6 mint leaves ↗
- 4 oz cold water
- Ice
How to mix it
- Combine the noncarbonated ingredients in a glass or shaker and stir or shake until mixed. Pour over ice, top with any carbonated ingredient, and stir gently.
- Garnish: Use a matching citrus wheel, berry, or herb from the recipe when available.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Smart House Sour
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
Gin, lemon, and honey make a tart, sunny sour with a smooth finish.
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How to mix it
- Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe or over fresh ice.
- Garnish: Lemon twist.
- Glassware: Coupe.
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