“The perfect recipe for friendship, Christmas Cake is a delightful read for the holidays. This is a book to be shared, a story to be treasured.” —Joan Medlicott, author of The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love   In a long-awaited sequel to her beloved national bestseller Friendship Cake, author Lynne Hinton returns to the town of Hope Springs with Christmas Cake, a heartwarming story that celebrates the close and lifelong bonds among women. Set in a small fictional Southern community as unforgettable as Jan Karon’s   Mitford, Christmas Cake movingly addresses issues of life and death, faith and love—and good cooking! “Lynne Hinton writes about the most important things―family, friends, and faith―with grace, wit, and a keen insight. This highly readable novel was a pleasure from the first page to the last.” - Silas House, author of Clay's Quilt and A Parchment of Leaves “I want to move to Hope Springs and I want these strong, wonderful women as my friends…forever. Whatever you do, don’t miss this book!” - Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife “Hinton perfectly captures the intimacy and humor of women’s friendships in a lighthearted, pleasurable story that’s just in time for the holiday season.” - New Mexico Magazine on Christmas Cake “A tasty holiday treat.” - Library Journal on Christmas Cake “Forever Friends is an engaging exploration of relationships woven through the twists and tangles of everyday life.” - Patricia Hickman, author of Fallen Angels and Sandpebbles “A sweet story.” - Christian Science Monitor “With heart, humor, and a soul-satisfying story, Lynne Hinton’s latest takes the cake!” - Kathi Kamen Goldmark, author of And My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You on Christmas Cake “The perfect recipe for friendship, Christmas Cake is a delightful read for the holidays. This is a book to be shared, a story to be treasured.” - Joan Medlicott, author of The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love on Christmas Cake With the holiday season drawing near, the ladies of Hope Springs, North Carolina, are making plans for a cake cookbook—a project that will hopefully lift the spirits of a beloved member of their close-knit quartet. But Margaret Peele is downhearted and uninspired now that her cancer has returned. All she wants this Christmas is to visit her mother's Texas hometown . . . and to see their absent friend, pastor Charlotte Stewart, who left Hope Springs to run a battered women's shelter. So impulsive Beatrice Newgarden Witherspoon commandeers a very inappropriate—but comfortable—van to transport Margaret, Louise Fisher, and Jessie Jenkins across the country for a Lone Star State reunion with Charlotte. And over the course of a remarkable journey they will rediscover the greatest Christmas gift of all: eternal friendship. A retreat leader and writing teacher, Lynne Hinton is the author of numerous novels including Pie Town , Wedding Cake , Christmas Cake , Friendship Cake , Hope Springs , and Forever Friends . She also writes a mystery series under the name Jackie Lynn. She lives in New Mexico.