Rule # 1: Dessert eases stress... When dessert no longer interests her and cleaning closets wins over answering her phone, Katy Kruger knows she's in trouble. A recent widow, she's stalled in her grieving despite solid support from her dessert-loving, lifelong friends and loyal family. Rule #2: Dessert enhances happy times... But a trip to Alaska to babysit for her grandson prompts a change. So does the puppy she adopts on that trip, and an interesting man who likes to share a dessert and a cup of coffee. Might life be giving her another path to happiness? Rule # 3: Sometimes life demands more than dessert... When she returns to her hometown, life continues to throw challenges her way--her mother dies and her father can't live alone. But Katy meets them with renewed vitality. Solid support from her friends, family and a few desserts help. But how does she handle her heart wanting and needing to be in two places...