https://www.amazon.com/Vineyard-Christmas-Novel-ebook/dp/B078QS4BDN/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537460421&sr=8-1&keywords=a+vineyard+christmas+by+jean+stone
Paperback, 304 pages
Expected publication: September 25th 2018 by Kensington Publishing Corporation
Genre: Contemporary Fiction,Holiday,Christmas,Mystery
Book Summary
In the midst of a Christmas blizzard: A baby on the doorstep. It's taken a long time and a little heartache, but Annie Sutton is finally following her dream of living on Martha's Vineyard. She fell in love with the island's singular beauty while using it as a setting for two of her novels. In her cozy rented cottage on Chappaquiddick, she's settling in for her first Vineyard winter--complete with a fierce nor'easter on the way, forecast to bring high winds and deep snow. But the blizzard also brings something unexpected to Annie's front porch: a basket, encircled by a ribbon, containing a baby girl. The note reads: "I named her Bella, after my grandmother. Please help her, because I can't." Adopted as a child, Annie is grateful for wonderful parents who raised her as their own. Yet she also hopes to spare little Bella the feelings of abandonment that still haunt her. And so, rather than take the baby to the police, Annie decides to keep her and try to find the birth mother, giving her a chance to change her mind. But it's not easy keeping a secret in a close-knit, island community, especially amid the bustle of Christmas. Before the holiday ends, there will be revelations, rekindled hope, and proof that families--the ones we are born into and the ones we claim for ourselves--are the gifts that truly matter . . .
My Review
A new to me author, Jean Stone I am glad I decided to try her book. The cover really drew me to the book, very appealing. A nor'easter blows in on Martha's Vineyard but 51 year old Annie Sutton has her cozy rented cottage on Chappaquiddick and is satisfied making natural soaps with herbs she grows and finishing her latest book. A newcomer to the area the locals warm up to her and most of the people are off the island for winter. Only the diehards or is it the foolish that stay behind for an island winter. Living alone can be charming but a bit daunting since the island is minimally lit at night. What's beyond your porch light area, well who really knows and it's gets dark so early in winter. Relaxing one evening while a nor'easter is hitting Annie hears a scuffling on her porch and a soft mewing sound. Thinking it's an animal she goes out to help it only to be greeted by a basket with a baby on her porch. This childless woman doesn't know what to do, the island is impassible with the snow,so she brings it in only to find a note saying the mother would be back in a few days. Very intriguing book that really kept my attention. I read an excerpt from the author's next book releasing in July 2019 and I can't wait to read it. I will now look to see what else this previously unknown to me author has written. Great book! Pub Date 25 Sep 2018 I received a complimentary copy of this book from Kensington Books through Netgalley. Thank you. All opinions expressed are my own