Congrats Joanne
on the recent release of
Winter Road!
Winter Road by Joanne DeMaio
Women's Friendship Fiction, 258 pages
Published October 2, 2023 by Joanne DeMaio
From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes a heartwarming novel as beautiful as a home aglow for the holidays.
Home, for Joel Briggs, is the old New England farmhouse on Winter Road. From the front porch, he listens to the barred owls or watches the towering Christmas tree lit up in the yard. It's a quiet road, kind of like his life. Quiet.
Until Faye Weston walks right into it. What begins as a chance encounter one bittersweet winter night turns into a cherished friendship. A friendship that neither wants to jeopardize. Yet they do. Unless, like the Christmas season asks, they choose to believe -- not only in their friendship, but in the winding road of their love story.
My thoughts about Winter Road ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)
First line—"Lazy snowflakes tumble and spin from the dark sky. It's as though someone's shaking a snow globe over Addison's Main Street tonight."
I have enjoyed all of Joanne's stories and love that her characters show up and crossover between her books. Winter Road takes us to the wonderful town of Addison, starting in the fall and going into the winter so we get to enjoy all of the holidays with this lovely community. Joanne writes such beautiful, descriptive accounts of her places that I feel like I'm transported there for a time.
On the tranquil street, Winter Road, Faye and Joel keep running into each other and eventually become close friends. Being neighbors weaves their lives together as they come to rely on each other. I loved watching their friendship grow into something more.
This is the perfect story for this holiday season, where you can enjoy Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas with the warmhearted people of Addison. I know you will get wrapped up in the lives of the community, just like I did. I highly recommend it!
I received a copy of Winter Road from the author and this is my honest opinion.
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About the author
Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She enjoys writing about friendship, family, love and choices, while setting her stories in New England towns or by the sea.
Joanne’s books include the New York Times Bestseller Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans, the first in her ongoing and groundbreaking Seaside Saga. These eleven (and counting) novels journey with a group of beach friends, much the way a TV series does, continuing with the same cast of characters and their storylines from book-to-book.
Joanne’s winter novels have also received much acclaim. These heartwarming standalones are set in the same snowy New England town. Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes became a USA Today Bestseller, and has been featured in national magazines and Six Flags theme parks.
In addition, Joanne’s debut novel, Whole Latte Life, won first place in a competition at BookExpo America and was named a Kirkus Reviews Critics’ Pick. Her other novels have appeared in Redbook, First for Women magazine, Southern Living, USA Today and more. ~ Author's website
Joanne’s books include the New York Times Bestseller Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans, the first in her ongoing and groundbreaking Seaside Saga. These eleven (and counting) novels journey with a group of beach friends, much the way a TV series does, continuing with the same cast of characters and their storylines from book-to-book.
Joanne’s winter novels have also received much acclaim. These heartwarming standalones are set in the same snowy New England town. Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes became a USA Today Bestseller, and has been featured in national magazines and Six Flags theme parks.
In addition, Joanne’s debut novel, Whole Latte Life, won first place in a competition at BookExpo America and was named a Kirkus Reviews Critics’ Pick. Her other novels have appeared in Redbook, First for Women magazine, Southern Living, USA Today and more. ~ Author's website
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