I downloaded the first book in the Candlewood trilogy by Delia Parr as a Kindle freebie back in 2012.
BLURB: With genteel grace and quiet fortitude, Emma Garrett presides over Hill House, a stately boardinghouse in the canal village of Candlewood, New York. She finds her purpose in caring for her guests, ministering to them with a generous dose of wisdom and humor. But when a "runaway grandma" lands on her doorstep, Emma's need to fix every wrong places her in the midst of a family feud.
COVER: This is a beautiful cover of what must be the front porch of Hill House. Owned by Widow Emma Garrett, this boardinghouse's front porch is mentioned in the opening chapter set in New York in 1841.
FIRST CHAPTER: A torrential downpour cancels the Candlewood Founders' Day celebration. So Emma opens her boardinghouse to guests to shelter them from the weather. With everyone tucked in for the night, Emma is eating a snack in the kitchen before bed when she hears a knock on the back kitchen door.
KEEP READING: I am definitely intrigued by what happens in this first chapter enough to continue. Though I struggled with the author's use of passive voice, and I hoped the character would get to the door faster, that won't prevent me from continuing.
Published
August 1, 2006
Publisher Bethany House Publishers
ISBN
9780764200861 (ISBN10: 0764200860)
This First Chapter Review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.
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