Carry, a 16-year-old girl, experiences her first heartbreak when her boyfriend Ryan moves away and quickly finds someone new. Determined to move on, she visits her grandmother in France, where she discovers a talent for baking. This leads to her and her mother opening a successful cafe. However, Ryan returns, causing tension and attempting to interfere in Carry's life. Amidst various challenges, including sabotage from Ryan and her aunt Mel, Carry perseveres. The cafe gains popularity after a disastrous yet viral incident at a celebrity wedding. Carry learns to stand up for herself and finds happiness with a new love interest, Jon.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator turned 16 the day before the events of the story.
2. Ryan, the narrator's first love, moved away due to his father's job change.
3. The narrator's mother and Aunt Mel were planning to start their own cafe.
4. Aunt Mel is Ryan's mother.
5. After moving, Ryan stopped calling and began posting photos with a new girl on Facebook.
6. The narrator went to visit her grandmother in Provence, France.
7. The narrator baked a cake for her grandmother's 60th birthday which was well-received.
8. The narrator decided to start a cafe with her mother using a loan to cover Aunt Mel's part.
9. A famous food critic praised the cafe's desserts.
10. The narrator became popular, gaining Instagram followers and receiving love letters.
11. Ryan returned to town after more than a year and joined the narrator's school basketball team.
12. Aunt Mel returned and started making changes to the cafe without the narrator's consent.
13. The cafe faced false rumors of dirty kitchens and rats.
14. Ryan tampered with a wedding cake the narrator was responsible for, leading to a disaster at the wedding.
15. It was revealed that Aunt Mel and Ryan were behind the negative incidents affecting the cafe.
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