The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells

In a magical new direction for One Christmas Morning author Rachel Greenlaw,an evocative and mysterious story about lost love and the magic of coming homefor readers of Adrienne Young and Breanne Randall. There is an old tale woven through the mountain town of Woodsmoke about a stranger who appears as the first snow falls in winterwho will disappear without a trace as the frost thaws in springleaving a broken heart behind. Carrie Morgan ran from Woodsmoke ten years agoand the decision has haunted her ever since. Spending a decade painting and drifting around Europeshe tries to forget her family’s legacy and the friends she left behind. But the Morgan women have always been able to harness the power of the mountains surrounding the townand their spells–and curses–are sewn into the soil. The mountainsthey saynever forget. Sure enoughwhen Carrie’s grandmother dies and leaves behind her dilapidated cottageshe returns to renovate–certain she will only be there for one winter. She meets Matthieu as the temperature dipsa newcomer who offers to help refurbish the cottage. Before longand despite warnings from her great-aunt Cora of the old storiesCarrie finds herself falling for the charming stranger. But when the frost thaws in springMatthieu goes missing. Carrie is convinced he’s realand he’s in danger. As she fights her way across the mountains to find himshe must confront all the reasons why she left Woodsmoke and decide whether the place she’s spent the last decade running from is the home she’s been searching for. Rachel Greenlawthe beloved author of One Christmas Morningreturns with another beautifully craftedemotionally chargedand romantic tale about lost love and the magic of coming home.