The Recipe Box

About the book

In The Recipe Box, bestselling beloved author Viola Shipman weaves a story about a young woman who feels lost, and how a family recipe box changes her life.

As a child in northern Michigan, Samantha "Sam" Mullins often felt stuck on her family's orchard and pie shop. Seeking to make her mark in the world, she left with big dreams. However, working as an overworked and underappreciated sous chef at a celebrity chef's bakery in New York was not the glamorous life she had imagined.

After a humiliating incident with the chef, Sam decides to quit and return home. Unemployed, single, and feeling defeated, she spends a summer working on the orchard alongside the women in her family - her mother, Deana, and grandmother, Willo. Through cooking and baking with them, and delving into the family recipe box, Sam starts to unravel the stories of the women in her life, her family's past, and her love for food.

Discovering what truly matters, Sam opens her heart to a man from her past who could be the missing piece to her happiness.