Like a Winter Snow (Port Willis) by Lindsay Harrel -- Review

About the Book

In this standalone holiday novella, return to the charming Cornish village readers fell in love with in The Secrets of Paper and Ink.

Women’s counselor Joy Beckman has always been a friend and helper to all. That’s why she’s given up everything to be with her parents as her mother suffers through Alzheimer’s. Joy may not have a thriving career or a love life at the moment, but she’s doing what she does best—taking care of others. And even though it’s difficult, she knows it’s where she is supposed to be.

But life throws a curveball when she has to leave her parents temporarily to travel to Cornwall, England, for the Christmas-time wedding of her best friend. While there, Joy helps Sophia tackle her last-minute to-do list, and in the process, finally meets a man who turns her head—and her heart. The only problem? He lives in snowy London, and her life is with her parents back in sunny Florida.

She tries to resist Oliver Lincoln’s charms, but it’s harder than it should be. With her heart torn in two, Joy is forced to choose between a life she knows she’s meant for and the one she didn’t see coming. 

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About the Author

Lindsay Harrel is a lifelong book nerd who lives in Arizona with her young family and two golden retrievers in serious need of training. She’s held a variety of writing and editing jobs over the years, and now juggles stay-at-home mommyhood with writing novels. When she’s not writing or chasing after her children, Lindsay enjoys making a fool of herself at Zumba, curling up with anything by Jane Austen, and savoring sour candy one piece at a time.

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Review

Lindsay Harrel brings to life the story of Joy Beckman, the best friend of Sophia from Harrel’s The Secrets of Paper and Ink.  Here, Joy gets her own story told.  This story is about giving up a life and career to help take care of a parent with Alzheimer’s and the pains and joys that come with that.  It’s about a best friend’s wedding and about falling in love when you least expect it.  This story is sweet and charming and one that readers will thoroughly enjoy!
 
Series: Port Willis
Genre: holiday, Christmas, Christian
Publisher: Indie
Publication date: October 29, 2019
Number of pages: 148
 
An ARC copy of this book was provided for review by the author, as well as an ecopy of this book pre-ordered for review.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.