Snow Angel Cove

Written by RaeAnne Thayne

Narrated by Celeste Ciulla

New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne welcomes you to a small town full of big surprises that are both merry and bright...Nothing short of a miracle can restore Eliza Hayward's Christmas cheer. The job she pinned her dreams on has gone up in smoke—literally—and now she's stuck in an unfamiliar, if breathtaking, small town. Precariously close to being destitute, Eliza needs a helping hand…for her sick young daughter's sake as well as her own. But she's not expecting her holiday hero to almost run her down with his car! Rescuing Eliza is pure instinct for tech genius Aidan Caine. At first, putting the renovation of his lakeside guest lodge in Eliza's hands assuages his guilt—until he sees how quickly he could fall for her. Having focused solely on his business for years, he never knew that what his life was missing was Eliza and her little girl. But is he willing to risk hoping for a yuletide romance that could lead to forever?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books Audio
• Release date: Oct 28, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490656359

RaeAnne Thayne

New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne finds inspiration in the beautiful northern Utah mountains where she lives with her family. Her books have won numerous honors, including six RITA Award nominations from Romance Writers of America and Career Achievement and Romance Pioneer awards from RT Book Reviews. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached through her website.

Reviews for Snow Angel Cove

[gincam · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Talented storyteller RaeAnne Thayne begins her new "Haven Point" contemporary romance series with a holiday tale, "Snow Angel Cove". Eliza Hayward hopes for new start for her five-year-old daughter, Maddie, and herself in the little town of Haven Point, Idaho. However, when they arrive, Eliza is devastated to learn that the hotel managership she had accepted, along with an on-premises apartment and a nice salary increase, had gone up in flames when the hotel had burned to the ground. She had cut all ties and left them behind in Boise. She had even invested in a newer SUV to negotiate the mountain terrain. What were they to do now? Their unlikely rescuer turns out to be Aidan Caine, the very man whose vehicle slid on a patch of ice and hit Eliza as she pushed Maddie safely out of the way. Aidan is a rich, powerful tech exec, and he offers Eliza a job helping him to get his new guest lodge underway and acting as hostess to his visiting family for the holidays. Eliza can hardly afford to refuse, and the temporary employment will give her some reprieve from worry. As Eliza and Aidan spend time together and work to make the lodge a success, an attraction and friendship--and something more--grows between them. Each of them has secrets and shadows which may keep them from finding happiness with each other. Will love have a way to clear away the clouds and bring them joy and a lasting relationship? A compelling beginning to a promising new series from author RaeAnne Thayne.Book Copy Gratis Amazon Vine

[preston.kringle · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A good book to read around the Christmas season full of heart and moments that make you smile and warm your heart. At the start there are a few places where it is unclear as to which character is talking yet that is easily forgettable as the story goes on. Overall a great book to have won a free copy of from a Goodreads contest this holiday season, with a story the is full of imagery.

[bookofsecrets · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A heartwarming Christmas romance set in snowy Idaho kicks off RaeAnne Thayne's Haven Point series. Eliza Hayward has had a string of bad luck, beginning with the death of her husband three years earlier. Wanting a fresh start for her daughter and herself, Eliza heads to Haven Point to manage a local inn. However, fate has other plans. Billionaire tech geek, Aidan Caine, crashes into her life, and he knocks all of her best laid plans off course.SNOW ANGEL COVE is a sweet story with relatable characters who are easy to root for. Sure, Aidan is super rich, but he's also kind and compassionate, having come from a close-knit, down to earth family. He's not perfect though - Aidan is a workaholic who's been hiding a major secret from his family. He needs a strong woman to bring him out of his funk, and luckily for Aidan, he runs right into her. Eliza was amazing. Life kept kicking her when she was down, but she always fought back, especially for her daughter. She most definitely deserved a happy ending.Though I dislike the billionaire hero trope, I loved Aidan, and this love story worked for me. This was a cozy Christmas read, and I'm looking forward to visiting Haven Point again.Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[dawnlovesbooks · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

cheesy little Christmas romance

[mozilianulb · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nice and interesting book, funny characters and story, best to be listen on the Christmas time. Pleasant voice with great intonation.

[chairish lozano · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The book may have been well written, I will never know because the reader is terrible! I feel like my 7 year old grandson would do a better job at this. I will have to wait until I have time to read it for myself.

[Kim Williams · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I love RaeAnn Thyne but this narrator SUCKS I couldn't even listen for 10 minutes

[wanda sloan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story was good, but I couldn’t get past the narrator.

[scoutmomskf · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful start to the new series. Eliza has come to Haven Point to start a new job as a hotel manager only to learn that the hotel has just burned to the ground. With no job and no home, she's not sure what she's going to do. As she and her daughter are crossing the street, she is hit by a car that hit a patch of black ice. Aidan is horrified by what happened, and how much worse it could have been. As he takes Eliza and her daughter back to his home for the night, he wonders what he can do to help. With his family coming to visit for the holidays, he hits on the idea of asking Eliza to help get his huge new home ready for his family.Eliza isn't too sure about accepting the job. She's very wary of Aidan. Unknown to him, her husband had died, possibly intentionally, after unsuccessfully trying to sell a software idea to Aidan's company. Her husband had been obsessed with trying to make as much money as possible, but took so many risks he ended up leaving Eliza in poor financial shape. She is now wary of anyone she thinks is more interested in money than people. But she is desperate for employment that will give her what she needs to support her daughter, as she has learned that she can only depend on herself for what she needs. The more time she spends with Aidan, the more she discovers that he is very different from the man she thought he was. She's attracted to him, but even more than that, she sees a man who is in need of someone to love him and show him how to reconnect with the people around him.Aidan is the middle child in a large family (the Caines from Hope's Crossing) but has always been the different one. The family is big and outgoing, where Aidan was always the quiet, focused, bookish one. After he graduated from college and started his business, he found himself working long days and pushing his relationship with his family into the background. In the last few years he has seen them only a few times during the year. After a recent health scare, he has realized that he wants to be part of the family again, but he's not sure how to accomplish it. With the purchase of his huge home, he came up with the idea of having them all visit for Christmas, but now he's beginning to wonder if it was such a good idea. Though he offered the job to Eliza out of guilt, he quickly comes to see her as far more. I loved seeing Eliza and Aidan together. The attraction between them is strong, but both are wary about getting involved. Eliza's initial dislike of Aidan is quickly overcome as she sees how nice a guy he really is. Once she learns about his medical issues, she starts to understand his motivation for his holiday plans. I loved seeing her fuss over him, but also not pull any punches when she doesn't agree with something he does. One of the things that really softens her attitude toward him is seeing how wonderful he is with her daughter. She starts to fall for him, but doesn't see any possibility for a future between them.Aidan sometimes seems like a bundle of contradictions. He really is a nice guy, but his people skills are sometimes a little lacking. He is much more comfortable with computers than with trying to figure out emotions. He really wants to reconnect with his family after his health scare, but he also doesn't want to tell them about it. He's not really happy when Eliza tells him that he's an idiot for shutting them out. Though he had hired Eliza out of guilt and wanting to help her, the more he's around her the more he discovers that he needs her. That need sometimes scares him into pushing her away, but he can't maintain the distance for long. He has a hard time expressing his feelings, but with her help he gets better at it. I loved the way he went about trying to show her how he felt. His Christmas surprise for her was terrific.As always with RaeAnne Thayne's books, family is a central theme. Aidan's love for his family is obvious in everything he says and does as he tries to get his house ready for their visit. I loved hearing him tell Eliza all about them. Their love for him is just as obvious, both in their treatment of him, but also the teasing among them all. I loved the way his sister and sisters-in-law all noticed the changes in him and tried to get Eliza to say something about it. I loved seeing them all together for Christmas, and how Aidan finally saw the truth of what Eliza had been telling him about confessing to his family.I'm really looking forward to reading more about the town and people of Haven Point. I liked the way that they so quickly made Eliza part of the community. Her acceptance also started to pave the way for Aidan. Most of the people weren't very nice to him at all as they waited to see what he was going to do with all the property he now owns. I liked the way that Eliza used what she learned to explain to Aidan what was happening with the town. I expect the stories for the people of Haven Point are going to be just as wonderful as those about Hope's Crossing.

[rhonda1111 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

5 STARSI hope this is going to be a new community series. They could go in so many ways building back the town up. I love Raeanne Thayne book covers they look like art I would love in my house.Eliza Hayward is having a really bad day. Her new home and job goes up in flames than she gets run over. Sometimes are trials are blessings too. Eliza is a widow with a darling little girl who is almost 6.Aidan Caine is the last of his siblings that is single. He is rich, smart and hard worker. He has bought a bunch of property and a big house. He invites his whole family up for Christmas. He gets into town and loses control of his car and runs into Eliza. He brings Eliza and her little girl home with him and ends up giving her a job for a few weeks.Maddie Hayward has had a lot of health problems. She is cute caring little girl with a best friend Bob a horse. Only she can see him. She takes right to Aidan and loves his horses. You just want to spoil her.The setting for this book is small town Haven Point, Idaho in the Redemption mountains.Last summer Aidan bought a guest lodge on a lake, and have of the town. He got the old guest lodge up to date, but has not even thought of what he wants to do with the rest of the property. He has not been himself for a while. The town is not to happy that he has not said or done anything yet.Lots of drama, lots of medical issues, lots of Christmas, and lots of family. This is a clean good story. I want to read more about Haven Point and see what happens next.There was two parts of the story that I guessed would happen in the story way before it did. But that did not ruin the story at all.I was given this ebook to read and in return agreed to give honest review of it. Received book from Net Galley and Harlequin.

[amanaceerdh · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

cheesy little Christmas romance

[ethel55_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this sweet, holiday themed story set in beautiful Haven Point. Both Eliza and Aidan have issues that they would rather keep to themselves, but as the story continues, their trust in one another grows. The Christmas setting was wonderful--the town goes all out for the holiday and the eventual arrival of Aidan's large family adds to the warmth of the story.