Falling Like Snowflakes (A Summer Harbor Novel, Book 1) by Denise Hunter

Book Description:

Eden Martelli is too busy fleeing the clutches of danger to realize she’s running straight into the arms of a new love.

Speeding north through rural Maine, Eden Martelli wonders how her life came to this—on the run with her mute five-year-old son dozing fitfully in the passenger seat. When a breakdown leaves them stranded in Summer Harbor, Eden has no choice but to stay put through Christmas . . . even though they have no place to lay their heads.

Beau Callahan is a habitual problem solver—for other people anyway. He left the sheriff’s department to take over his family’s Christmas tree farm, but he’s still haunted by the loss of his parents and struggling to handle his first Christmas alone.

When Eden shows up looking for work just as Beau’s feisty aunt gets out of the hospital, Beau thinks he’s finally caught a break. Eden is competent and dedicated—if a little guarded—and a knockout to boot. But, as he soon finds out, she also comes with a boatload of secrets.

Eden has been through too much to trust her heart to another man, but Beau is impossible to resist, and the feeling seems to be mutual. As Christmas Eve approaches, Eden’s past catches up to her.

Beau will go to the ends of the earth to keep her safe. But who’s going to protect his heart from a woman who can’t seem to trust again?

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Hunter, once again, crafts a novel sure to delight! For those who read her novel, Married til Monday, you will be a little familiar with Summer Harbor and the Callahan brothers. And hopefully as excited as me to see how their stories pan out! For those who haven't, no worries, it isn't necessary, but I do recommend the read!

Fans will not be disappointed, as per Hunters usual style, they will find all the ingredients that make us love Hunter's stories, and just make a great novel in general. Characters that are not only likable and engaging, but who have depth... and chemistry! There are sub stories building up for the novels to follow, a dash of suspense, life/faith lessons and romance!

One of the take aways from the story is on fear and not letting it rule your life. Fear is not of God, and it can chain you. Eden struggles with this on a few different levels. Fear for her life and Micah's, but also letting her past mistakes and other things affect her present and future. Any way, some good food for thought in there for all of us!

This engaging novel kept the pages flying and leaves me eager to read Zac's story, The Goodbye Bride (due out in March of 2016)!