Noelle Wentworth doesn’t mind getting away from St. Augustine to fill in at her ailing aunt’s candle shop. A few weeks in Snowing Rock will help her get past the humiliating memory lapse that ruined an important piano concert—and, ultimately, her marriage to her overbearing duet partner.
She’s mentally rehearsing for her comeback performance when the bus she’s riding in slides off an icy mountain road. And one deep, calming voice emerges from the confusion to slow her racing heart—right before his ruggedly handsome face kicks it back into allegro.
Gabe Waters is usually prepared for anything—as a professional stuntman, his life depends on it—but nothing prepared him for Noelle, the unattainable high school crush whose bravery saved him from more than just a bully’s flying fist. There’s no hint she recognizes him, but Gabe knows that face, those eyes…and he sees something that wasn’t there before. Distrust and apprehension.
Their unexpected attraction kindles something as warm and sweet as a holiday candle. But the weight of their pasts could turn the promise of love to ashes.
Amazon Review by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful Christmas story!"There is much to like about this book. The characters are well defined and likable. The story makes you laugh and cry. The descriptions of all the places are so well done that you feel like you are there. I am anxious to read another of this author's books."
Amazon Review by R. Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Josie Riviera is a writer who has a profound understanding of human nature as she skillfully portrays her characters with their innate spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. She endows each character with a unique and unforgettable personality as she explores the aspirations, passions, insecurities, strengths, and foibles that are common to humanity.
This is a story of triumph over danger, illness, rejection, inferiority, and misunderstandings. In Noelle and Gabe we recognize that compassion, generosity, patience, and love will triumph over everything else."
Amazon Review by N. Levine
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Loved this story and the setting. The hero was yummy and the heroine was sweet, but had trust issues because of her ex. I would really like to visit this town--I loved how the author made it come to life for me."
