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Pub Date 21 Jul 2026 | Archive Date 4 Jul 2026


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Description

Set against the sun-drenched backdrop of Florence, a young widow navigates a scavenger hunt left by her late husband—a journey that forces her to confront long-buried guilt and find a path toward healing.

Leah Wright is fine. Just ask her. Except as owner of the PepTalk podcast—which offers live positive advice—she goes off on a caller and is forced to take a leave of absence to get her act together or risk losing her sponsors.

With time on her hands, she goes through her late husband’s belongings and finds an itinerary for a surprise trip to Florence he planned before his unexpected death. Her sister-in-law, Megan, encourages her to take the trip to fix her life and begin to mend her broken heart.

Leah goes, feeling closer to Elliot with each clue on a scavenger hunt he’s left behind. When she reads the last directive, she can’t breathe. How did it get there and when? Can she finish the hunt? But most of all, can she forgive herself for the guilt she feels over his death and find a way to live again?

Set against the sun-drenched backdrop of Florence, a young widow navigates a scavenger hunt left by her late husband—a journey that forces her to confront long-buried guilt and find a path toward...


Advance Praise

"In Eat the Cake, Annie Cathryn gives us a heart-breaking, yet uplifting and intimate look at all the stages of grief as a young widow, following a trail of messages left by her late husband, travels through Italy, and discovers she can face her sorrow and her fears with the help of found family, a few mysterious messages, and the knowledge that true love is never really lost. I cried, I laughed, I had a wicked craving for Italian pastry."

~ Lisa Roe, author of Big & Lily

"EAT THE CAKE caught my attention from the very first page and held it until the very last. It's a beautiful, soul-stirring journey about love and loss and resiliency, with enough plot twists to keep even the most self-assured reader guessing. Cathryn's voice is a winning combination of humor and heart, and I eagerly await her next book."

~ Heidi Shertok, author of Match Me If You Can

"In Eat the Cake, Annie Cathryn gives us a heart-breaking, yet uplifting and intimate look at all the stages of grief as a young widow, following a trail of messages left by her late husband, travels...


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EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9798994235713
PRICE $14.99 (USD)
PAGES 283

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