Synopsis
A spunky Southern baker, Corrie Bennington has her heart set on winning a gingerbread house contest in Vermont. Her masterpiece: a replica of the old inn where her estranged parents met. And where Corrie hopes to find the father she's never known. But when she arrives in Mt. Piney, Vermont, the inn is closed—and being restored. Handsome carpenter Andy McFarland offers to help Corrie find her dad and build her candy house. But Andy's matchmaking little sister has her own sweet holiday wish—helping Andy and Corrie find a little romance this Christmas.
Library Journal
Frustrated with his efforts to restore the Snowy Eaves Inn, the last thing Andy McFarland needs is something else to fix. Corrie Bennington has come all the way to Vermont from South Carolina just to get his help re-creating a model of the inn for a gingerbread house contest. Then his little sister accidentally breaks the original model. A hero who always has to have a plan and a heroine who takes life as it comes find common ground—and eventually love—in this sweetly inspired romance that sparkles with New England charm and Christmas magic and is enhanced by a very busy, adorable ten-year-old. VERDICT A pair of total opposites gain understanding and love in this funny, tender holiday story that will appeal to fans of both inspirational and traditional romances. Jones (Marrying Minister Right) lives in rural Kentucky.