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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.
- Sales Rank: #127814 in Books
- Published on: 2013-11-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .52" w x 5.00" l, .51 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
About the Author
Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She lives with her family in Connecticut and is currently at work on her next novel.
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful.
Another lovely book from Joanne DeMaio
By P. Greer
This is the third book from Joanne DeMaio that I have read and reviewed. With her first book, A Whole Latte Life, I was introduced to what I have come to think of as the Joanne DeMaio formula. Her books all involve a female character at a turning point in their lives. A point where they totally uproot the life they have known and choose a different path. With her second book, Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans, I mentioned that it was like slipping on a favorite pair of Keds. With this third book, Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes, it is all still there for me. Everything I love about her and her and books.
In this case, the main character is Vera. After losing her job as a reporter in the big city, she is smitten by a big old country house and barn in her home town. On a whim, she purchases it. It's of course, a lovely quaint town in New England, perfect for a Christmasy love story. She meets Derek, the handsome owner of the local hardware store, and the sparks begin almost immediately. But Derek is carrying around a lot of grief and the Christmas season is particularly hard on him. Vera's father, a local meteorologist is also prominent in the book. His folksy weather reports and snowflakes facts add even more charm to the story.
Yes, you can pretty much spot the ending a mile away. But that doesn't matter. I don't read these books for the ending, I read them for the journey. The journey, which is always pleasant and lovely.
I feel like her books are easily identifiable, I would recognize one even if I didn't know it was hers, and for me that is not a bad thing. When I want a warm, comforting book, with a strong female character making life changing decisions, with just the right amount of romance thrown in, I know where to turn.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Heartwarming, Magical Story
By Mason Canyon
SNOWFLAKES AND COFFEE CAKES is a heartwarming story of loss and love, hope and happiness.
The story is set in the quaint New England town of Addison with a wonderful small-town atmosphere. The characters are warm, likable and realistic.
Vera Sterling, recently fired from her Boston newspaper job, goes home to Addison for her sister Brooke's wedding. As she's leaving to return to Boston, she discovers an old colonial home on the banks of Addison Cove for sale. On an impulse, she buys the house and adjoining barn not really knowing what the future holds for her.
As she begins to make repairs on the house, she meets Derek Cooper, whose family owns the local hardware store. Derek is a quiet-sort of guy filled with grief and guilt over his young daughter's drowning death five years earlier. After losing his daughter and the break-up of this marriage, Derek exists but doesn't live.
Derek has a ritual each year at Christmas he conducts in honor of his late daughter and the entire community turns out to help. This year a terrible snowstorm makes his ritual impossible and Vera does all she can to make the day special just the same.
In the end, Vera and Derek discover that life comes at you every day no matter what has happened and you have to learn how to make the most of it.
SNOWFLAKES AND COFFEE CAKES will swiftly put you in the holiday spirit, while inspiring you to reach for your dreams. This is a feel-good tale that blends family, friends and hope for a warm, tug-at-your heart adventure. It will have you longing to live in a community like Addison.
Author Joanne DeMaio has created a setting that quickly pulls you in and holds you spellbound. She blends romance with a touch of suspense for a well-balanced story that flows smoothly. DeMaio weaves bits of snowflake trivia with delightful holiday traditions that will stimulate your senses.
Grab a cup of hot chocolate and cozy up to the fire with this magical story that will warm your heart and have you believing.
FTC Full Disclosure - This eBook was sent to me by the author in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
A sweet holiday-themed story with lots of cozy Christmas descriptions
By L. Burns
After losing her job at a big city newspaper, journalist Vera Sterling finds herself longing to settle down in the small Connecticut town where she grew up. She buys a stately old home (in need of a lot of TLC) that overlooks Addison cove, where she begins to reimagine the course her life is taking.
Derek Cooper’s family owns a hardware store in Addison, and he begins doing repairs on Vera’s old Dutch Colonial. Derek is struggling with a painful loss and has mixed feelings about the approaching holiday season. Vera and Derek begin to have feelings for each other, but will Christmas, with all its memories (both joyful and heartbreaking) bring them closer together or drive them apart?
With most of the story taking place in the weeks leading up to Christmas, this is a warm and fuzzy story that’s chock full of inviting holiday details. There’s snow (and plenty of it!), tree decorating, gallons of hot cocoa and lots of descriptions of holiday preparations. I thought the author did a good job of evoking a cozy Christmas feeling. The romance between Derek and Vera fell pretty flat for me. They seem to just fall in love without having had much interaction with each other. The dialog is also not a strong point of this story; it felt very forced in spots, more like the characters were reciting monologues or reading from a script than having a conversation.
I decided to buy this because I’m a Connecticut native and couldn’t resist a holiday story set in my own back yard (and I have to say that Vera’s Christmas Barn reminded me a lot of the lovely “Pink Sleigh” shop in Westbrook CT, a magical place where even a die-hard Scrooge will get caught up in the Christmas Spirit). I did enjoy it as a sweet and cozy Christmas fairy tale, but if you’re looking for something more on the realistic side, this one probably won’t do the trick – it’s pure holiday fantasy.
Very little strong language (I can recall only one “swear” word off the top of my head), and no sexual content.
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