Magic of Winter

A beautiful reminder that letting go of the past can let the future bloom its brightest. Award-winning author Martina Boone spins a heartwarming modern love story about loss and hope fathers and daughters small towns and big ambitions.. Cait Fletcher was always second-best in her father's eyes unable to compete with her perfect older brother. Her father's opinion of her plummeted even further when she fell for the local bad boy at the age of nine. But Cait's belief in Brice MacLaren never wavered until he betrayed her a few months before their wedding. Having left Brice her father and the tiny village in the Scottish Highlands behind Cait never expected to find herself moving back again but now her father's illness brings her home. She still hates the village full of opinionated neighbors ancient grudges and countless old traditions as much as she loves it. Everyone has advice for her but where were they when her father decided not to treat his cancer and asked Brice to sell the family Library and Tea Room that was her mother's pride and joy? No one told Cait any of that. Setting her feelings aside Cait follows the example of generations of the women in her Highland glen and fights to save both her father and her mother's legacy. Unfortunately that means working side by side with Brice.. Brice has spent years laying the groundwork for a second chance with Cait. He's done his best to take care of her father in her absence as hard as the old man makes it. But he's always known winning Cait back would be a long shot. And before he can show her he still loves her he must first prove she can trust him with her father the family business and her heart.. ????? PRAISE FOR MARTINA BOONE ?????. Skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure sweeping romance and hidden treasure . . . Impressive. —Publisher's Weekly. So swoon-worthy it's ridiculous. —RT Book Reviews RT Editors' Best Books of the YearEven the villains and not-likable characters were just so engrossing. I have to say I've already put the sequel on my TBR shelf. — USA Today. Charming and steamy on the surface with cold-blooded secrets buried down deep. —Kendare Blake #1 New York Timesbestselling author. Darkly romantic and steeped in Southern Gothic charm... —#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout. Beautifully written with vivid characters a generations-old feud and romance that leaps off the page. Not to be missed. —Megan Shepherd New York Times bestselling author. Delightful charming and heartwarming! —Wendy Higgins New York Times bestselling author. Heartwarming lyrical soulful and with just the right amount of humor: this book sparkles with authentic layered characters and beautiful thoughtful prose. —Jodi Meadows New York Times bestselling author. Haunting atmospheric and absorbing... —Claudia Gray New York Times bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Nora Roberts and Susanna Kearsley... —Erin Cashman award-winning author. ????? THE CELTIC LEGENDS COLLECTION ?????. From award-winning author Martina Boone the Celtic Legends novels are uplifting and unputdownable contemporary love stories with characters you won't forget and enchanting locations full of history legend and magic. Perfect for fans of Nora Roberts Kristen Hannah Susan Wiggs Susan Mallery Sarah Addison Allen's magical women's fiction and Susanna Kearsley's novels with a historical sense of place they'll whisk you away to the Scottish Highlands romantic Cornish castles and remote Irish islands. Read them in any order although side characters from previous books are sometimes mentioned.