Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes

By Joanne DeMaio

Book Overview

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes an enchanting novel about love, family, and the delicate power of snowflakes.

Reluctant to leave her cherished New England hometown after her sister's winter wedding, former journalist Vera Sterling makes a sudden decision. She takes what's left of her severance pay and invests it in real estate ... in one particular drafty colonial home and old timber barn set upon the pretty banks of Addison Cove. In that rough-hewn barn, she discovers a secret treasure left behind by the previous owner, the proprietor of the long-forgotten Christmas Barn gift shop.

While restoring her run-down, wood-sided home--its creaking floors, broken banister, and neglected widow's walk--that secret slowly unfolds like a bit of snowflake wonder, crystallizing hopes and dreams for many in this small Connecticut town. But mostly for Derek Cooper, whose own tragic story has headlined Addison's news. And whom Vera has come to love.

When the first snowstorm hits during Derek's annual Deck the Boats Festival at the cove, residents become stranded. It is then up to Vera to not only bring the town together, but to mend one man's heart she fears she may have lost.

Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes is a heartwarming story, one that reminds us to look to winter's stars. Because snowflakes can grant very special wishes ... if only we believe.

The Winter Series Reading Order:
Book 1 - Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes
Book 2 - Snow Deer and Cocoa Cheer
Book 3 - Cardinal Cabin
Book 4 - First Flurries
Book 5 - Eighteen Winters
Book 6 - Winter House
Book 7 - Winter Road
And more Winter Novels

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492933171
• ISBN13: 9781492933175
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I really enjoyed this book. It is the perfect Christmas read. It does have a sad part, a tragedy that someone in the town is dealing with, but it just made it all the more real to me. This is the first book that I read by this author and have since read several of her other books. I like that this book isn't full of swear words or uncomfortable situations. Just a nice read.