This is a good book. The two main characters are Sonny and Mason. Sonny loses her job in Palm Springs gets offered a new job in her hometown in Michigan. There she meets Mason, who like Sonny has lost an important person in his life too. Together they work through their issues and find love.

Thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing and Netgalley, I was chosen as an early reviewer.

*****Coming out October 26, 2021*****


⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ What happens when you are fired from your job after management decides to bring in articifical intelligence robot whom they can control to replace you? Then you are forced to move home from your warm climate of Palm Springs, California to frigid cold Traverse City, Michigan because you had a major drunkin meltdown on the air. This is exactly what happens to Sonny Dunes, a meteorologist. The only station that will give her a second chance is from her hometown in Travesrse City, Michigan. Will she be able to confront her past and move on? This book will have you turning the pages as Sonny reclaims her life. Will she be able to overcome her grief and reputation to become successful again or will life continue to spiral out of control?

Viola Shipman writes so poignantly about family, friendship and forgiveness. No matter how awful our lives can get, that it is important to find support from family and friends who can see you through the ups and downs of life. Also how it’s important to not only to forgive yourself, but to be able to forgive others.

I love how this author takes on important issues such as suicide, loss, importance of family and Friends, forgiveness, love, and second chances and weaves them into a heartfelt story that will have you laughing and crying your way through. Be sure to add this book to your Fall TBR list! A great book club pick!

Sonny Dunes is a fifty year old meteorologist that is not only being replaced at her current job in sunny AZ....but by Artificial Intelligence. After a complete meltdown on air, the only station that will take her is back in her hometown of Traverse City, MI. And it's definitely not sunny there in winter! She moves back home to live with her mom, she's dealing with the memories of her sister, handling a crazy co-worker, her boss is an old college frenemy and so much more. She's thrown in the midst of the local winter festivities and meets up with the Chamber of Commerce head, Mason, for a wonderful adventure!

I really enjoy Viola's stories - they are sweet and usually carry a good lesson within them. I like the older characters and being from Michigan, I love the locations. This is being billed as a holiday novel - it wasn't overly Christmasy - that was nice and I'd consider it more of a winter read. It has all the best small town winter activities and a fun group of characters enjoying themselves.

Great book, great characters. I grew up in Northwest Indiana and can definitely relate to Sonny (the main character). While there is a tragic part of the story, the majority of it just makes you feel good. This would make an excellent Hallmark movie.