A Winter Promise: A Novella

Archer Cove #2.5

by Natalie Charles

All she wants for Christmas is to forget about her broken
heart...

 

Innkeeper Anna Tumblesby has her strengths. She bakes a mean
quiche, and she can make any weary traveler feel welcome at her cozy Archer
Cove Inn. But holiday cheer? Not her thing. So when her sister convinces her to
plan the town's holiday festival, Anna approaches the task with a healthy dose
of trepidation and vows to make the best of it. She'll deck the halls and wear
an elf suit and grit her teeth until it's all over.

 

Ben Tanner doesn't mean to throw a wrench in Anna's plans by
showing up at the inn. All he wants for Christmas is to somehow win her back.
But the Anna he finds is closed off to reconciliation, and Ben fears that the
pain of their shared history may have torn them apart for good. 'Tis the season
for love and miracles...but will that be enough?


A WINTER PROMISE is novella length and is approximately 35k words

154 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 3, 2015

About the author

Natalie Charles writes books for readers to escape in, alternating between thrilling romantic suspense and light contemporary romance. She has worked as an attorney, a playground supervisor, and a makeup sales clerk, but not in that order. The happy sufferer of a lifelong addiction to mystery novels, Natalie has, sadly, never out-sleuthed a detective. She is a RT Reviewers' Choice Award recipient and a Daphne du Maurier Award finalist who lives in Connecticut with her hero husband and two bookish children.


Natalie loves hearing from readers! You can find her on Facebook at facebook.com/writernataliecharles, on Twitter at @tallie_charles, or contact her through her website at www.nataliecharlesromance.com.

Reviews

[Maria Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

[Meghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was truly a beautiful story! Anna and Ben, and really all of the characters, were so relatable and genuine. I would love to read more about Charis and Flossie, so I hope their stories are coming soon. I was a bit lost in the beginning since it wasn't explained what happened between Anna and Ben until later on in the story. However, the flashbacks were great and brief enough that the present-day story didn't get lost. Ben made me mad a bit but so did Anna, wishing they both would settle things faster. I just wanted them to have it out, but life doesn't always work that way and it definitely didn't with these two. You fall in love with both of them and wish the story didn't end when it did. Great job, Natalie!

**I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review**

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my least favorite of the three. I'm glad we got to learn a little more about a sub-character from the first two books, but I wish it had connected more to the first two. It would have been nice to have more than a cameo from Wren and Jessie.