While it was Snowing by Julia London

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While it was Snowing by Julia London is a sweet enjoyable and entertaining story featuring mature characters, a single mom, an injured golfer, a blind dog, forced proximity, and family shenanigans. Divorced single mom Amy Casey needs to get away for a few weeks so that she can focus on painting for an upcoming holiday show at a local art gallery. Between a clueless but needy brother, two teenage sons, and her recent ex-husband trying to get back into her life, she needs to escape the distractions. Her best friend offers to let her stay at their family lake house in North Texas. Amy arrives with her blind dachshund, Duchess. The only problem is that professional golfer Harrison Neely also booked the lake house so that he could rehab his injured knee as well as reassessing his life while dodging his pushy manager.

 

They decide the house is big enough for the two of them to share, but end up spending time together, sharing meals and exploring the area. A major snowstorm is heading their way as Amy and Harrison find themselves enjoying each other’s company. Soon they realize the snow isn’t the only thing falling; however, their romance is soon interrupted when their outside lives start creeping in, and the house becomes crowded with family shenanigans
Sometimes, houses just aren’t big enough with a blind dog bumping into giant nutcrackers and Christmas trees. Common ground found with two dog lovers, as these two go from shopping for the expected Snowmageddon, with elves on the shelves and ugly Christmas sweaters to a two-truths and a lie game which definitely ignited something between Amy and Harrison as they learn more of each other. As the promise of snow appears on the scene so does the Bossy Posse: Amy’s Mom and 3 older women reliving their adolescence with too much drinking and too much fun. As chaos erupts, Amy and Harrison escape to a close-by cabin for a private magical interlude. With their retreat time over they wonder what is next. . Is this going to be a short holiday fling, or develop into something more?

I loved how the appearance of snow meant changes were in the air. There is so much to enjoy in this book and many laughs to be had. The lake house where both Harrison and Amy stay to take a break from their lives exploded with holiday cheer, from decorations to festive music blasting at random. Heated pool, home cooked meals, family drama, and more. I loved the author’s thanks at the end to all her dogs, who have a way of making everything better, including holidays stories.

 

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