Page 37 of Curve Balls and Second Chances (Pickwick Pirate Queens #1)

B y Wednesday morning, the buzz in Pickwick Bend was undeniable.

Flyers for “ Baked & Bold : A Sweet Night for Pickwick Bend ” were taped to shop windows, pinned to bulletin boards at the rec center, and stacked neatly in piles at the coffee shop’s front counter.

The event would include free dessert samples, a charity softball game featuring the women’s team, and a live auction with donations from nearly every local business.

Rose was trying not to get her hopes up.

But when Mrs . Trammell showed up just after the coffee shop opened, holding a flyer and ordering not one, but two chocolate muffins, her heart gave a little kick.

Still, she wasn’t na?ve.

She knew Briana wasn’t finished.