With irresistible humor, warmth, and affection, author Sheila Roberts serves up a generous, open-hearted story about the friendships we make, the chances we take, and the lives we touch every day.

Keep the heart in Heart Lake. That''s exactly what three small-town shop owners hope to do when they launch their "Have a Heart" campaign-asking neighbors to commit one random act of kindness every day. Emma, Sarah, and Jamie love their lakeside community, but the little town is growing too big too fast, and doing a good deed never hurt anyone. Or so they thought...

"Readers will laugh and cry with the women lovingly portrayed in this heartwarming story."-RT Book Reviews

When Emma slashes prices at her quilt shop, she almost stitches her way into bankruptcy. Sarah''s free cooking class boils down to a hotbed of crime when some punk kid swipes her favorite heirloom. And at Jamie''s chocolate shop, things take a bittersweet turn when a local policeman starts giving her grief, stirring up feelings she''s tried to forget-and slowly melts away her defenses...

"Will doubtless warm more than a few hearts."-Publishers Weekly