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Reviews"Strongly defined characters, sizzling sexual tension, and a tautly constructed plot... blend brilliantly together in Novak's exceptionally intense, powerfully emotional novel." --Booklist on Every Waking Moment, "A hero in need of redemption, a heroine up to the challenge, and an idyllic California gold country setting brilliantly launch Novak's foray into the thriving 'small-town community' market." --Library Journal on When Lightning Strikes, "Whenever I see a new Brenda Novak book, I buy it and read it, pronto. I can always count on her for a solid, exciting story, full of adventure and romance." -Linda Lael Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author, "Novak delivers a lively, sparkling series debut...romantic gold by a superior novelist." -RT Book Reviews on When Lightning Strikes, "Novak delivers a lively, sparkling series debut...romantic gold by a superior novelist." RT Book Reviews on When Lightning Strikes, "A rare treat. Brenda Novak draws you in from the first page."--#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy, "Sensitive, passionate, and heartbreakingly poignant," RT Book Reviews on When Snow Falls (2012 Reviewers' Choice Winner and Nominee for Book of the Year), "Sensitive, passionate, and heartbreakingly poignant," -RT Book Reviews on When Snow Falls (2012 Reviewers' Choice Winner and Nominee for Book of the Year), "Brenda Novak's seamless plotting, emotional intensity and true-to-life characters who jump off the page make her books completely satisfying. Novak is simply a great storyteller." e"Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author, "Brenda Novak's seamless plotting, emotional intensity and true-to-life characters who jump off the page make her books completely satisfying. Novak is simply a great storyteller." Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author, The characters' "heartwarming romance develops slowly and sweetly. The sex is fantastic, but the best part is how Simon and Gail tease and laugh as they grow closer." Publishers Weekly on When Lightning Strikes, The characters' "heartwarming romance develops slowly and sweetly. The sex is fantastic, but the best part is how Simon and Gail tease and laugh as they grow closer." -Publishers Weekly on When Lightning Strikes, "Whenever I see a new Brenda Novak book, I buy it and read it, pronto. I can always count on her for a solid, exciting story, full of adventure and romance." e"Linda Lael Miller #1 New York Times bestselling author, The characters' "heartwarming romance develops slowly and sweetly. The sex is fantastic, but the best part is how Simon and Gail tease and laugh as they grow closer." e"Publishers Weekly on When Lightning Strikes, "Whenever I see a new Brenda Novak book, I buy it and read it, pronto. I can always count on her for a solid, exciting story, full of adventure and romance." Linda Lael Miller #1 New York Times bestselling author, "Whenever I see a new Brenda Novak book, I buy it and read it, pronto. I can always count on her for a solid, exciting story, full of adventure and romance."-Linda Lael Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author, "Brenda Novak's seamless plotting, emotional intensity and true-to-life characters who jump off the page make her books completely satisfying. Novak is simply a great storyteller." -Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author, "Whenever I see a new Brenda Novak book, I buy it and read it, pronto. I can always count on her for a solid, exciting story, full of adventure and romance." -Linda Lael Miller #1 New York Times bestselling author, "Strongly defined characters, sizzling sexual tension and a tautly constructed plot... blend brilliantly together in Novak's exceptionally intense, powerfully emotional novel." -Booklist on Every Waking Moment, "Novak delivers a lively, sparkling series debut...romantic gold by a superior novelist." e"RT Book Reviews on When Lightning Strikes, "Sensitive, passionate, and heartbreakingly poignant," e"RT Book Reviews on When Snow Falls (2012 Reviewers' Choice Winner and Nominee for Book of the Year), "It's steamy, it's poignant, it's perfectly paced - it's When Lightning Stikes and you don't want to miss it!" --USA Today, Happily Ever After Blog
Series Volume Number5
Synopsiswww.BrendaNovak.com Christmas is a time for remembering... Too bad not all memories are pleasant Everyone in Whiskey Creek remembers Sophia DeBussi as the town's Mean Girl. Especially Ted Dixon, whose love she once scorned. But Sophia has paid the price for her youthful transgressions. The man she did marry was rich and powerful but abusive. Then he goes missing--and she soon learns that he died running from an FBI probe of his investment firm. Not only has he left Sophia penniless, he's left her to face all the townspeople he cheated.... Sophia is reduced to looking for any kind of work to pay the bills and support her daughter. With no other options, she accepts a job as housekeeper for Ted, now a successful suspense writer. He can't turn his back on her, but he refuses to get emotionally involved. Will Christmas, the season of love and forgiveness, bring them another chance at happiness?, Christmas is a time for remembering... Too bad not all memories are pleasant. Everyone in Whiskey Creek remembers Sophia DeBussi as the mean girl. Especially Ted Dixon, whose attentions she once scorned. But Sophia has paid the price for her behavior back then. The man she did marry was rich and powerful, but abusive. When her husband goes missing, she learns that he died running from an FBI probe of his investment firm. Not only has he left Sophia penniless, he's left her to face all the townspeople he cheated.... Sophia is reduced to looking for any kind of work to pay the bills and support her daughter. With no other options, she accepts a job as housekeeper for Ted, now a successful suspense writer. He can't turn his back on her, but he refuses to get emotionally involved. Will Christmas, the season of love and forgiveness, bring them another chance at happiness? Originally published in 2013