Linda Howard Book Junkies discussion

Eden Martelli is too busy fleeing the clutches of danger to realize she’s running straight into the arms of a new love.

Speeding north through rural Maine, Eden Martelli wonders how her life came to this—on the run with her mute five-year-old son dozing fitfully in the passenger seat. When a breakdown leaves them stranded in Summer Harbor, Eden has no choice but to stay put through Christmas . . . even though they have no place to lay their heads.

Beau Callahan is a habitual problem solver—for other people anyway. He left the sheriff’s department to take over his family’s Christmas tree farm, but he’s still haunted by the loss of his parents and struggling to handle his first Christmas alone.

When Eden shows up looking for work just as Beau’s feisty aunt gets out of the hospital, Beau thinks he’s finally caught a break. Eden is competent and dedicated—if a little guarded—and a knockout to boot. But, as he soon finds out, she also comes with a boatload of secrets.

Eden has been through too much to trust her heart to another man, but Beau is impossible to resist, and the feeling seems to be mutual. As Christmas Eve approaches, Eden’s past catches up to her.

Beau will go to the ends of the earth to keep her safe. But who’s going to protect his heart from a woman who can’t seem to trust again

I'm a sucker for the woman on the run trope. Should be fun.

It does sound good. I put it on hold from the library

I've got both the e-book and audio. I plan to do the Christmas blitz thing and listen to this book when I can't read.

I got this book from the library a couple of days ago and am starting it today. I have not read any books by this author and am looking forward to it. I'm ready to read a Christmas book.

I also am ready for a Christmas book. I am guessing I will get the book in a the next couple of days, however I am rereading the Shack- I can't remember the story and want to see how close to the movie it is- so I will be starting the book after I finish.

There are 10 Discussion Questions at the end of the book. They did your work for you, Dee!

Thanks for that

I finished Falling Like Snowflakes last night. I enjoyed it. It was a good Christmas read. This is the first Denise Hunter book that I have read. I don't think that her writing is quite on a par with the likes of Nora Roberts or Linda Howard, but it was still an enjoyable read. I enjoyed the plot and the characters enough that I now want to read the other two books in the Summer Harbor series and find out what happens to the other Callahan brothers. There was an inspirational element to the story and it was done in such a way that it wasn't preachy.

I loved the woman on the run trope. This one was good, but I've read better. I agree that the writing was not as good as other authors but I did enjoy the added quirk of a girlfriend already in the picture. I thought the romance and suspense could have been better written.

I agree with both of you. I didn't think the suspense or the romance was as great as other books I have read, but it wasn't that bad. I am almost to the end and one of my standards for determining whether a book is good or not is how long it takes me to read it. If it is a day, I think the book was excellent. 2 or 3 days ok, not as great as some I have read, but not bad. Anything longer I hate the book. This book is taking about 3 days, but interesting enough i had a hard time putting the book down in the beginning.