Great |Christmas read, one to curl up with. Cornwall at its best along with lovely characters. ou will enjoy this from the very first page and want to be their at the same time. 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for this ARC

Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for an advance copy of this title for review. All opinions are freely given and are my own.

In Snow Falls over Starry Cove, Emmie Weaver is astounded to find out that her estranged grandfather has left her a sizable inheritance in his will. She returns to the Cornish coast, hoping to learn answers about her family’s past, and instead finds herself questioning everything about her life in London— including her job and her safe, steady fiancé. As her family’s secrets are unveiled and new, complicated love interests present themselves, Emmie must decide where her heart truly resides.

A charming read that is perfect preparation for the festive season, Snow Falls over Starry Cove is sure to be a hit for readers of cozy romances and cozy women’s fiction. 3.5 stars

Emily is a teacher in London and engaged to the headmaster Stephen who thinks he is the bee's knees and between him and his mother try to control Emily
A letter from a solicitor arrives to inform her that her grandfather has died and that her presence was required by her grandmother, Emily is shocked as she didn't know she had any relatives. She decides to go even though the funeral is on the same day as the day they were meant to be getting engaged. Stephen can't believe she wants to postpone the party and tells her she is ungrateful even though she didn't want it in the first place
Emily heads off to Starry Cove in Cornwall wanting to meet her grandmother but the meeting doesn't go as well as she expected but she does finally realise that her relationship with Stephen isn't right
What will she do ?
Loved it

I really enjoyed this book. I do love a Nancy Bourne book, they never disappoint.
Emily Weaver is a teacher in London, engaged to Stephen Stone, who is just living until a letter arrives to tell her that her grandfather has died & her grandmother wishes to meet her as soon as possible. All this is a shock as she didn't know she had any living relatives. Emmie's life is turned upside down & she visits Starry Cove in Cornwall to see what is going on. Nothing is how it seems & she looks at her life & realises she needs to change it. Jago Moon has a lot to answer for!
I couldn't put the book down, so much to find out, so much happening & so much you want to happen. Now, I want more. Highly recommended read.

I enjoyed this festive and heartwarming story. It made me smile, root for the characters, and liked the descriptions of Cornwall.
The characters are well developed and loved how they changed during the book.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

This story was ok even if all the cast of main characters were unlikeable and the ending is rushed but it's a nice love story.

Grabs readers from the beginning and won’t let them go until they finish the last page… I loved absolutely everything! Fantastic… You will love this book… I was immediately swept up. Dazzling and sweeping tale of love…

What a lovely read. This was a beautifully woven tale that I soon found myself lost in. Emily and Jago are brilliant characters, each broken and lost in different ways. I enjoyed watching Emmie grow as a person and finally break out of the shell that she had self imposed upon herself in order to find the happiness she thought she needed. Jago saw her natural inner light and even when he didn’t want to be, he was drawn to her and she inspired him.
The twists and turns that were written in, what a complicated family, but Jago and Emmie were able to set everything right.
A lovely Christmas read with some beautiful descriptions.

A quick and easy read that I found myself picking up after a long day to unwind. The characters are beautifully written and I came to love them within the first few pages and was rooting for them all the way to the end. At times I wanted to stop reading because I just wanted the experience to go on for longer.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first Nancy Barone book, and I admit it did take me a while to get into it and I did debate whether it was for me or not. I did enjoy it but it didn’t live up to what I expect to get from a festive rom-com.

I did like the way that she’d used novel titles as chapter headings. I’m not sure what the purpose of that was, but as a bibliophile, it was a nice touch.

I couldn’t stand the characters of Stephen, his mother or Lady Heatherton. I know that’s the way they’re written, so it’s a good thing that they were received that way, but they really got under my skin and I didn’t like reading about them. Emmie was a good protagonist but I wish she wasn’t as much of a doormat, I wish she stood up to herself more. I did think there were a few too many characters. I read one book earlier that had over 20 main characters but it was so easy to follow and they all deserved to be there. With this, I just didn’t see why some of them were necessary and I don’t think they pushed the story along at all.

I did like the description of Cornwall at Christmas. I’ve never been in the war, but just knowing how beautiful it is in the summer (a season I dislike), I can only imagine how gorgeous it is at the festive season.

I did think there were possibly too many things happening; an unhappy engagement, a controlling mother in law, a street account, alcohol dependency, abandonment, death, grief - it all felt a little jarring and I think it would have benefitted by leaving a few of these out.

There’s definitely a feeling of telling the reader what’s happening, rather than showing them, which makes it a little flat to read, and it risks you skipping bits which I admit I did, well, not exactly skip, but I did skim.

It was an okay book but not one I would rush to recommend.

Emmie is engaged to her boss, headmaster Stephen, and has his very controlling mother to deal with. When she receives a letter asking her to go to the little village of Starry Cove in Cornwall to visit family she didn't know she had, she jumps at the chance. Will she manage to hold onto the happiness her heart desires?

A quick read, with a number of characters appearing from other Starry Cove books (I've only read one other, so didn't know much about them, but the book works as a stand alone). I liked Emmie, and her craving for stability and love, but did find her inability to speak up for herself a bit annoying at times! A book with a predictable but satisfying ending.

A really good story and it was lovely to read about Emmie's time at Starry Cove. Hoping for a rerlaxing beak following the death of her grandfather and before her impending wedding it was a real page turner. It was good to see the relationship with both her grandmother and Jago from such an unhappy beginning through time developing as well as they did. Plenty ups and down but it was lovely how it all worked out in the end,

Lovely feel good book to read. Seasonal book for the festive period. It was a joy to read. Lovely characters. Great plot. The book was charming. Very well written. I’d definitely recommend this book

I really enjoyed reading this lovely, uplifting and heartwarming Christmas read. It is filled with lots of Christmas spirit, heart and charm. The characters are likeable and the storyline is really feel good and lovely.

Oh my God, it's summer, it's hot, it's July, but after having read this book I'm already decorating the Christmas tree, drinking hot chocolate and waiting for the snow to fall!
What a lovely reading! It literally made me feel the Christmas air even though it's summer!
Of course when this book comes out (December 1st) the vibes and the mood will be totally different and therefore this reading will be even more perfect for the season, but I swear that even if I read it in the summer the writing and the story have entertained me so much that I forgot for a few hours that it was summer.
I liked the characters very much, they were all very nice and well characterized!
Emmie is a great protagonist and I liked her a lot.
The romance is really sweet and cozy, just the way I like it.
A highly recommended reading if you want to experience the magic of winter and Christmas in a lovely Cornish village full of warmth and joy.
Thanks to Netgalley and Nancy Barone for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A good story. Set in Cornwall. Loved all the chapter headings. Emmie wanted a real live family and how she found it was a good story. Her mother in law to be at the beginning was horrid . Her best friend was lovely. It sold a winter Cornwall . Hard to review but a good read. A beautiful love element .