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, "Novak delivers a lively, sparkling series debut...romantic gold by a superior novelist." -RT Book Reviews on When Lightning Strikes, "Novak is always a go-to author for sassy romance set in small towns loaded with charm....Naughty and nice, readers will fall in love with the magic of the season portrayed throughout."-RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars, Top Pick!, "Affecting, painful, sometimes funny, but ultimately satisfying, this engrossing tale of love and forgiveness takes on real problems and gives its characters the strength and compassion to come through with flying colors. Real people-with all their virtues and vices-live in Whiskey Creek, and Ted and Sophia will be two more you'll be glad to have met." Library Journal on Take Me Home for Christmas (Starred Review), "Novak is always a go-to author for sassy romance set in small towns loaded with charm....Naughty and nice, readers will fall in love with the magic of the season portrayed throughout."-RT Book Reviews, 4 1/2 stars, Top Pick! "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 "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 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 "Novak delivers a lively, sparkling series debut...romantic gold by a superior novelist." -RT Book Reviews on When Lightning Strikes "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 "Sensitive, passionate, and heartbreakingly poignant," -RT Book Reviews on When Snow Falls (2012 Reviewers' Choice Winner and Nominee for Book of the Year) "A rare treat. Brenda Novak draws you in from the first page."--#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy "Affecting, painful, sometimes funny, but ultimately satisfying, this engrossing tale of love and forgiveness takes on real problems and gives its characters the strength and compassion to come through with flying colors. Real people-with all their virtues and vices-live in Whiskey Creek, and Ted and Sophia will be two more you'll be glad to have met." Library Journal on Take Me Home for Christmas (Starred Review) "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, "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), 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, "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, "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, "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 Number7
Synopsiswww.BrendaNovak.com Just call her Christmas Eve... Eve Harmon has always enjoyed Christmas, but this year it reminds her of everything she doesn't have. Almost all her friends are married now, and that's what Eve wants, too. Love. A husband and kids of her own. But the B and B she manages, and even Whiskey Creek, the small Gold Country town where she was born and raised, suddenly seem...confining. Eve's worried that her future will simply be a reflection of her past. There's no one in the area she could even imagine as a husband--until a handsome stranger comes to town. Eve's definitely attracted to him, and he seems to have the same reaction to her. But his darkly mysterious past could ruin Eve's happily ever after--just when it finally seems within reach. And just when she's counting on the best Christmas of her life, Just call her Christmas Eve... Eve Harmon has always enjoyed Christmas, but this year it reminds her of everything she doesn't have. Almost all her friends are married now, and that's what Eve wants, too. Love. A husband and kids of her own. But the B and B she manages, and even Whiskey Creek, the small Gold Country town where she was born and raised, suddenly seem...confining. Eve's worried that her future will simply be a reflection of her past. There's no one in the area she could even imagine as a husband--until a handsome stranger comes to town. Eve's definitely attracted to him, and he seems to have the same reaction to her. But his darkly mysterious past could ruin Eve's happily ever after--just when it finally seems within reach. And just when she's counting on the best Christmas of her life... Previously published