Book Description:
An unputdownable, feel-good Christmas romance about fresh starts, the importance of family and learning how to follow your heart. Perfect for fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Rachel Hanna and Carolyn Brown.
As twinkling lights go up and snowflakes begin to fall, Laurel Hanover and her eight-year-old son are going home to the Cranberry Inn in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Laurel can’t wait to leave New York behind to help her father run the family business, and make snow angels with her son, even if it’s just for Christmas. But when she walks through the door, she’s shocked to find the inn in disrepair, and a letter saying her father will be gone until Christmas Eve…
No one in town knows where Laurel’s father is, and she doesn’t know whether to be worried or angry – but she won’t let the inn go under, and nothing will get in the way of the perfect Christmas for her son. Seeing the worn-out wooden bannisters, bare of festive lights, she immediately recruits her childhood friend, brooding local carpenter Joel Hutcherson. They might disagree on whether any walls actually need to come down, but each rip in the carpet makes Laurel more concerned for her father, and Joel is a welcome distraction. And when he admits that Laurel was his first crush, she realises she’s falling for him.
But then Laurel uncovers a card with beautiful, ornate writing amongst her father’s things and learns the real reason he disappeared. And it changes everything. Worse still, she thinks Joel knew the truth all along.
Laurel thought this was going to be the perfect Christmas – that maybe she had found her happy. But now there’s nothing to stop her from running back to New York the moment the baubles come down… is there?
BLOG TOUR REVIEW
Review for 'The Cranberry Inn' by Barbara Josselsohn.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Barbara Josselsohn, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous
Publication date 15th November 2021.
This is the third book I have read by this author. It is also the fourth book in the 'Lake Summer' series. I have previously read 'The Bluebell Girls' (second book in the series) and 'The Lily Garden' (third book in the series) which I highly recommend, although this can be read as a standalone.
I was originally drawn to this book by its beautiful eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. The synopsis stated that this book is 'Perfect for fans ofMary Alice Monroe, Rachel Hanna and Carolyn Brown.' I am a huge fan of Carolyn Brown so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement. I am also a huge fan of Barbara and if this is half as good as 'The Bluebell Girls' or 'The Lily Garden' it is sure to be a page turning read. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture. I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).
This novel consists of 20 chapters. The chapters are short to medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
This book is based in New York, USA 🇺🇸.
This book is written in third person perspective and the main protagonists are Laurel Hanover and Joel Hutcherson. The benefits of third person perspective especially with multiple protagonists are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything.
🎶 It's beginning to look alot like Christmas 🎶
Another absolutely gorgeous read by the absolutely fantastic Barbara Josselsohn and this one will definitely get you in the festive spirit!!
Well done Barbara on yet another gorgeous heart warming novel!!
This book is beautifully written with vivid descriptions that suck you straight into Lake Summers. It will take you on a gorgeous holiday where you will feel the snow on your face and the warmth in your heart. The title, cover and synopsis suit the storyline perfectly.
Yet another beautiful storyline from Barbara filled with love, family, friendship, secrets, hope and romance. I loved visiting Lake Summers again after discovering it in Barbara's 'The Bluebell Girls'. I love the realistic community vibe, the friendships, the whole atmosphere is just so relaxing and friendly. I was devastated when I came to the end and had to leave Lake Summers again. This is an absorbing page turner that will keep you hooked until the ending. I hope your busy writing your next book Barbara as I'm already missing Lake Summers. There was plenty going on between Laurel, Joel, Doug, Katie, Christopher and all the other villagers that will keep you completely absorbed throughout. I would love to see this stunning series turned into a movie and I cannot wait until the next guaranteed success in this captivating series.
Although this is the fourth book in the series I had absolutely no problems reading it without the others. Any details or events that have previously happened are mentioned in just the right amount of detail to let a new reader know what has happened and yet not too much to bore a previous reader.
I loved meeting some of Lake Summer's residents again along with meeting the new characters. I really connected and invested in Laurel and Joel's characters and enjoyed meeting them. Laurel is such a strong woman which is always a bonus for me on books. I enjoyed watching Laurel and Simon's relationship grow and develop as mother and sln along with Caroline and Joel's relationship and I am hoping there will be another book to see what happens with The Cranberry Inn. I recognised some of the characters from 'The Bluebell Girls' straight away such as Maxine, Gull and the 'Smoothie Dudes' Stan and Trey. Every character is unique and well developed and I was really invested in each of them. I really hope to meet them all again!!
Congratulations Barbara on another success and here's to your next Lake Summer page turner!!! 🥂
Overall an addictive, heartwarming romance that will sweep you away.
Genres covered in this novel include Romance Novel, Contemporary Fiction and Domestic Fiction amongst others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Mary Alice Monroe, Rachel Hannah, JoJo Moyes, Debbie Macomber, Carolyn Brown and anyone looking for a festive page turner.
257 pages.
This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle via Amazon or free on kindle unlimited which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio:
Barbara Josselsohn is an award-winning journalist and novelist who loves crafting stories about strong protagonists facing a fork in the road. Her novels center around second chances, family relationships and, of course, romance. She is the author of the Lake Summers series set in the fictional town of Lake Summers, nestled in the Adirondacks Mountains, which includes the books The Lilac House and The Bluebell Girls. Before joining with Bookouture, she published The Last Dreamer, a women’s-fiction novel from Lake Union Publishing, along with hundreds of articles and essays in major and regional publications about family, home and relationships. She lives just north of New York City and enjoys escaping to the beach or the mountains whenever she can. Other than writing, her biggest passion is her family: husband, her three kids, and her indefatigable shih-poo! http://www.barbarasolomonjosselsohn.com/
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