Love Gently Falling - by Melody Carlson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Rita Jansen is living her dream as a hairstylist in Hollywood when her father calls with news that her mother has suffered a stroke. When she gets home to Chicago, Rita finds her mother is healing but facing a long recovery. Worse, without being able to run their family-owned salon, her mother could lose the business. Rita decides to help, but she only has until Valentine's Day to come up with a plan"--Page 4 of cover.

Book Synopsis

Rita Jansen is living her dream as a hairstylist in Hollywood when her father calls with news that her mother has suffered a stroke. When she gets home to Chicago, Rita finds her mother is healing but facing a long recovery. Worse, without being able to run their family-owned salon, her mother could lose the business. Rita decides to help, but she only has until Valentine's Day to come up with a plan.

As Rita takes her mother's place at work, the nearby skating rink she loved as a child brings back fond memories. Rita also finds herself renewing friendships with her childhood best friend, Marley, as well as her classmate Johnny. Although they now lead such seemingly different lives, Rita is surprised by how well she and Johnny connect and how far he will go to help her. Though Rita believes Johnny is only being kind, with romance kindling in the air and on the ice, their friendship may just fall into something more.

Review Quotes

"A delightful story about the loss and recovery of romance, love and hope. . . .ONCE UPON A WINTER'S HEART will revive anyone who's given up on romance and wants a happy ending."--Family Fiction on Once Upon a Winter's Heart

"A sweet love story, Once Upon a Winter's Heart is a beautiful picture of the joy of being swept off your feet."--Melanie Dobson, award-winning author of Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan andWhere the Trail Ends on Once Upon a Winter's Heart

"A sweet, quick read that celebrates love's beginnings as well the spirit of Valentine's Day."--Serena Chase, USAToday.com on Once Upon a Winter's Heart

"Melody delivers all that is sweetest and best about love in this Valentine's novella and does it with a tasty dash of Italian spice. Now that's amore!"--Robin Jones Gunn, bestselling author of Sisterchicks in Gondolas on Once Upon a Winter's Heart

"Ms. Carlson pens an uplifting tale of love, family and courage."--RT Book Reviews

About the Author

Melody Carlson is a bestselling and award-winning author of more than 200 books for adults, teens, and children that have sold over six million copies. She writes women's fiction to which women of all ages can relate and young adult novels that she hopes will change lives. Her series, Diary of a Teenage Girl (Multnomah), has sold more than 775,000 copies and her Christmas novellas have sold over 590,000 copies combined. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.