But the rest? That’s where I’ve been putting my own spin on things.
All organic.
Non-GMO.
Local dairy and produce from farms right here or near Maverick Point.
The berries come from a little family farm ten miles out.
The honey comes from a beekeeper down the road.
Even the milk is from grass-fed cows who probably have better lives than I did the last couple of years living in New York.
I lean against the counter and check the churner spinning out my newest batch—Honey Lavender Sweet Cream—and grin.
The inspiration actually came from my hometown in Barvale.
There’s a little place there called Honey Sweet Creamery, owned by the sweetest Bear Shifter couple you could ever meet.
Those two run the shop together like a rom-com waiting to happen.
Locke and Nita Nanouk.
They’re basically local legends.
If I can make half the magic they do?
I’ll be happy.
And so far Maverick Point seems pretty happy too.
Which honestly surprises me.
Because if someone had told me six months ago I’d move to what’s essentially an almost all-Shifter town and reopen my aunt’s ice cream shop, I would have assumed I’d lost my mind.
But here I am.
A Black Bear Shifter from Barvale running a shop in Maverick Pride territory.
So far, everyone’s been incredibly welcoming.
Which is nice.
Because the last place I lived?
New York City.
Let’s just say the people there weren’t quite as sweet.
I grab a rag and wipe the counter while the memory creeps up, anyway.
Corporate marketing job.
Sixty-hour work weeks.
Takeout dinners eaten over spreadsheets.
And my ex-fiancé.
