The Lilac House by Barbara Josselsohn is Now Available!

The Lilac House

Author: Barbara Josselsohn

Publisher: Forever Publishing

Release Date: November 8, 2022

Genre: Women's Fiction/Romance/Contemporary

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Summer brought Anna and Aidan together, but can she finally let go of the past for a chance at a new beginning?

Lilac House has always been a source of comfort for Anna Harris. Though things will never be the same since her husband’s death, she knows the cottage, nestled in Lake Summers in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, will be the perfect place for her and her two children to build a new life.

The house is just as beautiful as Anna remembers, and soon she’s caught up in the rhythm of small-town life, helping her Aunt Hope run the little shop on Main Street and beginning to finally feel like herself again. Then she meets Aidan. Handsome, strong and quiet, he also knows what it’s like to lose someone. In each other they recognize something they’ve both been missing…and a spark of undeniable attraction.

But Aidan’s past holds a different set of complications. He’s hiding a secret about why he came to Lake Summers. And just as the Lilac House starts to feel like home, Anna learns something devastating about her husband’s death that will make her question everything she’s always known to be true.

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Barbara Josselsohn

Barbara Josselsohn loves crafting stories about strong protagonists facing a fork in the road. She is the author of the Lake Summers series, which is set in the fictional town of Lake Summers, nestled in the Adirondack Mountains, and includes the books The Lilac House, The Bluebell Girls, The Lily Garden, and The Cranberry Inn. Her debut novel was The Last Dreamer, and she is also the author of hundreds of articles and essays in major and specialty publications about family, home, and relationships. She lives just north of New York City and enjoys escaping to the beach or the mountains whenever she can. Other than writing, her biggest passion is her husband and her three kids. You can learn more about this author here: http://www.BarbaraJosselsohn.com

Anna Harris is facing one of the hardest trips she'll ever have to make, a return to the place her family has spent every summer for the last few years. Their home in Summers Lake holds so many memories, but now that her husband has passed it's just too painful to endure. She's determined to make this their best and last summer there, thinking it's time to let that part of their lives remain in the past... and start a new tradition. But once they arrive, get comfortable in their routine, things start to fall into place... a place that feels new, and welcoming in a different way. Now she isn't so sure it's time to say goodbye...

The Lilac House is a story of new beginnings, loss, healing, and falling in love. This was supposed to be it, their last summer in the house, but once they arrive things start to take a unexpected turn. Their summer house starts to feel like home in a whole new way, feeling more like a permanent home, one they don't want to leave. Anna finds a sense of peace she has never known, feels like maybe they could really be happy here, and starts to create a new normal for them. She also makes a friend named Aidan, a man that knows more about her than she ever thought anyone could. The moment they met they recognized each other's pain, he knows and understands the loss she's endured, as he has too. It's an unexpected friendship, that comes with the possibility of being more, and that is something Anna never thought she have again.

This beautifully penned story will give your heartstrings a work-out, but I promise the ending makes up for it. I loved every minute of my visit to Lake Summers and I look forward to future visits, and meeting more of it's residents. If you like women's fiction with a touch of romance then I think you will enjoy this one, it's really a touching read! Highly recommend!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.