Snowfall on Lighthouse Lane Book Review

I got this book free from the library so I decided that it was a good book to read and check out to see if I was interested in the rest of the series.  Snowfall on Lighthouse Lane (Honeymoon Harbor) by JoAnn Ross was the second book in the series.  I was excited to try this story because the cover was interesting and I love lighthouses.  I guess not the best reason to read a book but turned out to be a great reason because the book was great.

Lose yourself in the magic, charm and romance of Christmas in the Pacific Northwest as imagined in JoAnn Ross’s heartwarming Honeymoon Harbor series.

Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, Jolene Wells is forever indebted to the mother who encouraged her to fly—all the way to sunny LA and a world away from Honeymoon Harbor. Although Jolene vowed never to look back, returning home isn’t even a question when her mom faces a cancer scare. Which means running into Aiden Mannion all over town, the first boy she ever loved—and lost—and whom she can barely look in the eye.

Aiden’s black-sheep reputation may have diminished when he joined the marines, but everything he’s endured since has left him haunted. Back in Honeymoon Harbor to heal, he’s talked into the interim role of police chief, and the irony isn’t lost on the locals, least of all Aiden. But seeing Jolene after all these years is the unexpected breath of fresh air he’s been missing. He’s never forgotten her through all his tours, but he’s not sure anymore that he’s the man she deserves.  Despite the secret they left between them all those years ago, snow is starting to fall on their picturesque little town, making anything seem possible…maybe even a second chance at first love.

I thought that this was a great story with Jolene living a dream life in California after leaving the small town that always thought of her as the girl that grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.  She was running away from her past to try to make her future and she was doing a great job.  Jolene got a job doing hair and makeup in Hollywood for many movies.  She doesn't want to look backwards so she supports her mother and helps her open her own salon back home but never goes back to visit.  She ends up going home after getting a life changing call that her mother might have cancer and her apartment burned down so she had no where to live anyway.  When Jolene gets back, she is pulled over by the new police chief who happens to be her first love.  Aiden was a bad boy who got into trouble and was forced to join the Marines to get out of it.  Jolene was shocked to find him as the new Chief and that the feelings she once has came right back as soon as she saw him.  Aiden was getting over the trama of loosing his partner and trying to put his life back together but still seeing and talking to his dead partner's ghost.  You would think that would make the book odd but it really brought a lot of Aiden's personality to the surface and allowed you to learn things about what was going on.  It was a great story but you have to pick it up for yourself to find out what happens between Aiden and Jolene and how they move forward now that they are both back in Honeymoon Harbor.  I know that both of these books involved people coming home and creating their new life and I hope that you pick them both up and check them out for yourself.