Break in the Heat

Lily Hannsen’s little sister is getting married and she couldn’t be less thrilled. The big day forcing her back to the small-town past she's carefully edited out of her life in the big city. Ambivalent about his "I love you", she leaves her boyfriend off the guest list and skulks back to Minnesota, arriving amidst an oppressive heat wave that's adding misery to the days of wedding excess. Amidst antique tractors, long-kept secrets, brandy for breakfast, and old country songs, Lily tries to reconcile her disdain for the place with her love for the people. Her plan to snidely smile her way through the nuptials crashes down around her when the groom is revealed as ex, an unpolished but charming electrician complicates her view of everything, and a funeral devastates the itinerary. The past Lily’s kept from creeping into her present sticks to her like the heat as she tries to find what’s left after losing everything. Sarcastic and complicated, Lily's unexpected vulnerability keeps you hoping she gets it right as she comes to terms with her past. Through the charm of a quirky Midwest family's love and disfunction, Break in the Heat brings laughter, tears, and at times the urge to crawl inside the pages and slap someone.