The Season of Silver Linings (A Sweet Lake Novel Book 3) by Christine Nolfi
Published by Lake Union Publishing on July 17, 2018
Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Genres & Styles, Literature & Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Pages: 299
Format: ARC
Goodreads
She can’t change what’s come before. But letting go could bring healing—and the rare love that comes once in a lifetime.
When Ohio pastry chef Jada Brooks and her two best friends restored the glorious Wayfair Inn, it was a boon to Sweet Lake—and to their own lives. Now Linnie and Cat are focused on private matters: one engaged, the other swept up in newlywed bliss. Jada has also begun looking to the future by dating widower Philip Kettering and forging a sudden, sweet bond with his six-year-old daughter.
But the past isn’t finished with Jada. When a curious guest checks into the Wayfair, her delving questions stir Jada’s guilt about the heartbreaking events that scarred the town seven years ago. The risks Jada must take by revealing the truth will test every assumption she’s made about the meaning of family and the magic of enduring love.
In February of 2017, I had the awesome opportunity to be part of the BookSparks Wintervention Book Tour and I read book 1 of this awesome series by Christine Nolfi entitled Sweet Lake (see review HERE). Unfortunately, I missed out on book 2 in the series, The Comfort of Secrets, but I’m really happy to share with you book 3, The Season of Silver Linings. All of these books are part of Ms. Nolfi’s trilogy, the Sweet Lake Series.
The Season of Silver Linings can be read as a stand alone, but in my opinion, you should probably start with book 1 of the series so you can understand all the characters. (I read all the reviews for book 2 since I didn’t have a chance to read it.)
I really enjoyed reading about the main characters – the owners of the historic Wayfair Inn in Sweet Lake, Ohio – Jada, Linnie and Cat. The three are such good friends – the kind of friends who can say and do anything—nothing is off limits with them.
Linnie is getting married and Cat is a newlywed so they are both focused on other things. The Season of Silver Linings focuses on Jada Brooks, who is the pastry chef at the Wayfair Inn. Jada is in a “friendship growing into a possible relationship” with Philip Kettering, but she’s hesitant because he was known as being wild back in their old school days. She’s also working through some
I also liked the secondary characters – the group of women called the Sirens – whose responsibility it is to take people under their wing and be responsible for them. The ladies are very interesting characters who add so much intrigue and humor to the story.
What I really appreciate about Ms. Nolfi’s writing is that she writes about real life stuff – this story touches on topics such as single parenting, troubled youth, child abuse, mental illness and suicide. This book in particular and the whole series overall shares a heartwarming story that will melt the hearts of readers. The story is very well written and I found the book hard to put down because each page keeps readers wondering what will happen next.
Some writers are gifted with an unusual life and I’m certainly one of those. I’ve lived in Ohio, Virginia, California, Utah and now South Carolina. In college I was featured on the front page of the Houston Post for a lark that erased all my debt. I met my four adopted children for the first time in the sweltering heat of the tropics. I helped build several companies and was lucky enough to earn a living doing what I love best–writing–in a PR firm I owned.
In 2004 I made the wisest and most irrational decision of my life–I began writing fiction full-time. All those years of hard work pay off daily in sweet notes and comments by readers. Please continue the mail, tweets and comments on FaceBook, GoodReads and other sites. I cherish your support and love chatting with readers.
Connect with Christine Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodreadsI received an advanced readers digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to provide a positive review and this affected neither my opinion of the book, nor the content of my review!! Thank you NetGalley!
It would be great if you would stay connected with me!! You can follow me on Twitter @DebiL1611, like me on Facebook at 2014 and Beyond, circle me on Google+, follow me on Tumblr, Instagram and Bloglovin’, subscribe on YouTube, or connect with me on LinkedIn and Pinterest.
Please make sure to visit my homepage and subscribe to my blog for more great posts on running, fitness and lifestyle topics as well as food, product, music and book reviews, and more!
