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Once Upon a Cove Christmas

Lavender Hill Cove series
| Book 2

By Maryann Ridini Spencer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

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This holiday season, magic is in the air in the charming town of Lavender Hill Cove, but when vandals start destroying festive scenes, a mystery unfolds, and Ella Martin and her detective sister, Julie, get embroiled in another who-done-it. Adding a bit of romance into the holiday mix, Ella runs into her old beau, famous musician Carter Huxley, who wants to turn up the heat again. However, this time, he faces competition from another prominent town member, Harrison Grant. As the two men vie for Ella’s affections, Ella’s new neighbor, Rosemary, a sweet but mysterious lady, helps Ella and Julie reeducate teen boys to the true meaning of how to live in the holiday spirit when they are caught in the copy-cat act of vandalizing Rosemary’s Christmas nativity scene. A heartwarming tale of redemption and second chances!

Word on the Street

““Lavender Hill Cove, a New England village, is decorated in holiday splendor, and Ella Martin is captivated by the magic of this most wonderful season of the year. But everyone doesn’t feel the magic or understand it. Vandals are destroying holiday scenes. But who? And why? So, the mystery begins, and as it unfolds, recently widowed Ella unexpectedly discovers she can fall in love again. Once Upon a Cove Christmas is a beautiful holiday story of love, redemption, and second chances. You’ll tell your friends about this one!”“

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~Joanne Hardy, author, The Girl in the Butternut Dress, Random Truths, and ABANDONED

““Maryann Ridini Spencer weaves a Christmas holiday tale of love, rivalry, human errors, and reconciliation set against the backdrop of the small village of Lavender Hill Cove. Romantic competitors, juvenile offenders, and village leaders come together to rise above their flaws, awakening to a deeper understanding of the essence of Christmas in their community. There is a message in her words to be cherished by her readers.”“

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~Father Gregory Elder, Ph.D., Pastor, Sacred Heart Church, Palm Desert, CA

““Once Upon a Cove Christmas is an engaging read that wraps the reader in the textures, aromas, and cozy beauty of Christmas in a small town on Long Island, New York’s North Fork. This second novel in the Lavender Hill Cove series follows a grieving widow who finds solace in faith, family and community while encountering mystery and romance—and maybe even a Christmas miracle. A holiday ‘must read!’”“

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~Kristina Van Kirk, President, Palm Springs Writers Guild and Screenwriter, Persephone, The Box, and Stay Where You Are and Nobody Gets Hurt