Happier Here With You by Amy Gail Hansen

Happier Here With You by Amy Gail Hansen

A widowed mother finds the recipe for happiness when she visits a long-lost relative in a heart-lifting novel about family, food, and second chances.

Widowed and overworked, museum curator and food historian Maggie Brodbeck struggles to spend quality time with her five-year-old daughter, Hannah. Fueled by on-the-go meals, she doesn’t even have time to breathe, let alone pursue personal happiness. Then, out of the blue, Maggie receives an invitation from her estranged great-aunt Alice to visit her Wisconsin farm. The time has come, Magpie.

Desperate for a break, for herself and for Hannah, Maggie finds Rosehill Farm to be a revelation. In the enigmatic Alice, Maggie finds a kindred spirit. Whether baking together or just looking at the stars, they share a natural rhythm. The calming pace of country living is made even sweeter when Maggie meets the charismatic Brady, a local pastry chef.

Then Maggie opens her aunt’s treasured box of generations-old recipes and discovers the surprising threads of her heroic family history. The recipes not only shed light on the past, but reconnect Maggie to her love of cooking and to a life of contentment close to her heart—and back to herself.

© 2026 by Amy Gail Hansen, all rights reserved.

Amy Gail Hansen is the author of The Butterfly Sister. A former English teacher and journalist, Amy is also a professional food history lecturer on topics ranging from Midwest sweets to New Orleans cuisine. She is an avid cook, baker, and reader, and never ceases to be amazed by the story of food and the remarkable ways it shapes our lives. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children. For more information, visit www.amygailhansen.com.

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ISBN 13	9781662538230
ISBN 10	1662538235
Title	Happier Here With You
Author	Amy Gail Hansen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Amazon Publishing
Year published	2026-06-16
Number of pages	0
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