A Prodigal Daughter by Autumn Wood

Welcome to Cinnamon Creak,

It's the 1990s-before cell phones, before easy answers-when life in a small Alberta town feels both familiar and suffocating.

Sixteen-year-old Ana has learned to survive on her own. With no mother to guide her, few friends to lean on, and responsibilities far beyond her years, she carries a quiet anger that threatens to harden her heart. She wants out-but doesn't know where she belongs.

Jared has spent his life living under his father's expectations, bound to a future he never chose. Though he longs for freedom, walking away means risking everything he's been taught to value.

When Ana and Jared's paths cross, an unexpected friendship begins-one that offers understanding, hope, and the possibility of something more. Together, they glimpse a life beyond fear and obligation.

But freedom is never simple, and every choice carries consequences.

As their worlds unravel, both must face the same question: when you've wandered too far, is there still a way home? Can God's love reach even those who feel unworthy of it-or have they already strayed beyond forgiveness?