Frank Carlson Library

Since childhood, Ida Mae Hoscutt, the beloved proprietress of the Come and Get It Diner, has loved Charles ?Chuck? Farrow from afar. Now on the eve of her thirty-ninth birthday with no marriage proposal in sight, Ida Mae mourns past mistakes and contemplates a makeover. When a radio commercial wrenches Ida Mae{u2019}s heart, will a sudden turn of events sabotage her chance for happiness or will a long-held secret be the answer to love ever-after?...