Snowflakes and coffee cakes - joanne demaio

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 sisters winter wedding, former journalist Vera Sterling makes a sudden decision.

She takes whats 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 rundown, wood-sided home--its creaking floors, broken bannister, and neglected widows 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 Addisons news.

And whom Vera has come to love.

When the first snowstorm hits during Dereks 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 mans heart she fears she may have lost.

Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes is a heartwarming story, one that reminds us to look to winters stars.

Because snowflakes can grant very special wishes .

if only we believe.