The Baker of Christmas Wishes

By Georgia Curtis Ling

Description:

Can a cookie really save a life?
One woman is about to find out if her grandmother’s folklore is really just a recipe—or something more.
They say Christmas Wishing Cookies carry prayers straight to heaven, but for Sarah Baker, they reveal a secret she never saw coming. Experience the season’s miracle in THE BAKER OF CHRISTMAS WISHES, a heartwarming romance from #1 Amazon Bestselling author Georgia Curtis Ling, beloved for blending faith, small-town charm, and mountain culture.

Once recognized among Asheville’s finest pastry chefs, Sarah Baker has perfected the craft of whisking dreams into reality and turned her Appalachian heritage—whisks, wooden spoons, and secret recipes passed through generations—into a thriving career. Then Hurricane Helene’s floods shattered her world, sweeping away all she’d built, leaving her soul shattered and her faith shaken. With broken dreams and her recipes, she returns to her Tennessee roots to open a fledgling cookie shop. Her last hope lies in her grandmother’s legendary Christmas Wishing Cookies, said to deliver wishes and prayers to heaven—and Sarah could use both.

Everything changes when two strangers enter her life: a mysterious boy in need of help, and the bachelor Colter Wallace, the town’s warm, quick-witted new pastor—a man she wishes for but feels unworthy of. Weaving her future with theirs will demand more than sugar and flour and good intentions. Amid the cheerful chaos of Main Street’s merry band of holiday-obsessed merchants, and her own wavering faith, Sarah must confront a secret past to become who she was meant to be. When a life-altering crisis strikes at the height of the holidays, their three paths converge in one breathless moment. In this season of miracles, she’s about to learn that redemption is not something you measure out and fold in—and while her cookies carry the wish, it is God’s grace alone that makes the miracle.

Featuring bonus holiday cookie recipes from national award-winning baker Jennifer Nystrom—These cookies are rich with the warmth of brown sugar and molasses, the festive sparkle of ginger, and the quiet sweetness of a kitchen that smells like Christmas morning—crafted to bring a little of that old mountain magic to your own table this holiday season.

A soul-stirring and joy-filled tale of resilience, enduring hope, and sweet new beginnings.
“Crafting soul-stirring romance with a side of cocoa and cookies, Georgia Curtis Ling is a master of the 'cozy' romance—weaving faith and festive cheer into every page!"


If you enjoy uplifting and clean stories over the holidays by Melody Carlson, Susan May Warren, Karen Kingsbury, Jenny Hale and Traci Peterson you’ll love The Baker of Christmas Wishes!

★★★★★ “Georgia Curtis Ling’s latest Christmas romance The Baker of Christmas Wishes is the full package of a story, neatly wrapped with pulled heart strings of God’s love and grace! Ling takes her readers to a small town in Tennessee where we face trauma from a secret past and a hurricane but then experience redemption sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. This sweet novel is also hilarious! Ling’s voice continues to delight readers with southern charm and Appalachian folktales that help build the perfect world for her lively cast of characters. It will leave you wishing for more! - Reader Review

Enjoy Ling's Suspense World, rooted in the same mountains and the same faith as Ling's heartwarming romance novels. The Pastors’ Wives Club Suspense series features gripping, #1 bestselling novels that can each be read as a standalone. But There Were Signs & When Daylight Is Gone.

Book Takeaway:

When life is hard, faith tells us joy will return after the storm.

Why the author wrote this book:

When headlines of natural disasters fade we tend to forget about those whose lives were shattered in the devastation. In The Baker of Christmas Wishes you'll meet Sarah Baker: a former top Asheville pastry chef starting over in a tiny Tennessee town after losing everything to Hurricane Helene. She’s pouring her last bit of hope into her grandmother’s legendary Christmas Wishing Cookies. Add in a charming bachelor pastor, a mysterious boy, a tight-knit community of holiday-obsessed merchants, and a life-altering Christmas crisis, and you have the perfect recipe for a masterpiece of resilience and sweet new beginnings. I wanted readers to experience a soul-stirring and joy-filled tale of resilience, enduring hope, and the ultimate power of God's grace.