Autumn Dreams

Somewhere between wishes and reality...lie dreams. Her mother, father, and nephew all need her--but have Cass's dreams gotten lost in the crunch?They call it the "sandwich generation." Daughter, sister, auntie, innkeeper, employer--but has Cass herself gotten lost in the crunch?The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is intrigued by Dan Harmon who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay. After witnessing the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, the godly finance specialist is rethinking his life, career, and relationships--or lack of them. God, Dan laments, I can't do this! Forty-four is too old to have no plan for the future! Whatever possessed me to think I could do this? Cass asks, questioning her consent to care for her easygoing nephew and feisty teenage niece for a whole year while their parents work in the Middle East. Add Cass's four brothers, who don't take Dad's...