Winter Cottage

by Mary Ellen Taylor

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Still grieving the loss of her wandering, free-spirited mother, Lucy Kincaid leaves Nashville for the faded town of Cape Hudson, Virginia. She goes to see the house she's inherited - one she never knew existed, bequeathed to her by a woman she's never even met. At the heart of this mystery is the hope that maybe - just maybe - this 'Winter Cottage' will answer the endless questions about her mother's past ... including the identity of her birth father.Rather than the quaint Virginian bungalow Lucy expected, Winter Cottage is a grand old estate of many shadows - big enough to hold a century of secrets, passions and betrayals. It also comes with a handsome and enigmatic stranger, a man next in line to claim Lucy's inheritance.Now, as Lucy sifts through the past, uncovering the legacy of secrets that Winter Cottage holds, she'll come to discover as much about her family history as she does about herself. In searching, she could finally find the one thing she's never really had: a home.… (more)

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Just ok. Honestly it just didn’t keep my attention. If I put it down, then I had to think about what was going on. Meh. (

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Leessa | Sep 3, 2022 |

A lovely suspenseful mystery novel that blends the lives of past and present generations. An entertaining and enjoyable read. (

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ElentarriLT | Mar 24, 2020 |

Genealogists will love this!
This book had me up at night trying to trace the family tree to connect everyone! Twists and turns and family secrets just like every person can find once they start digging into the past. Fantastic! (

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whybehave2002 | Mar 6, 2020 |

I had ordered in the new MET Spring House and really bad found 2 not 1 of the Winter Cottage on my TBR shelf. That's bad... so one got donated to the neighborhood Little Free Library. I read the other copy yesterday, because it was a gross day outside, one sitting and I'm starting The Spring House now. The story was intriguing and wonderful, and so happy the characters get to live on in another novel. (

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mchwest | Jan 20, 2020 |

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqBYM9DZ7nY

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Winter Cottage

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2018-10-16

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Cape Hudson, Virginia

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Bay Bridge Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

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In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus

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In coastal Virginia on a warm spring day, Mrs. Catherine Buchanan settles tired bones into her cane rocker.

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Still grieving the loss of her wandering, free-spirited mother, Lucy Kincaid leaves Nashville for the faded town of Cape Hudson, Virginia. She goes to see the house she's inherited - one she never knew existed, bequeathed to her by a woman she's never even met. At the heart of this mystery is the hope that maybe - just maybe - this 'Winter Cottage' will answer the endless questions about her mother's past ... including the identity of her birth father.Rather than the quaint Virginian bungalow Lucy expected, Winter Cottage is a grand old estate of many shadows - big enough to hold a century of secrets, passions and betrayals. It also comes with a handsome and enigmatic stranger, a man next in line to claim Lucy's inheritance.Now, as Lucy sifts through the past, uncovering the legacy of secrets that Winter Cottage holds, she'll come to discover as much about her family history as she does about herself. In searching, she could finally find the one thing she's never really had: a home.

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Still grieving the loss of her wandering, free-spirited mother, Lucy Kincaid leaves Nashville for the faded town of Cape Hudson, Virginia. She goes to see the house she’s inherited—one she never knew existed, bequeathed to her by a woman she’s never even met. At the heart of this mystery is the hope that maybe—just maybe—this “Winter Cottage” will answer the endless questions about her mother’s past…including the identity of her birth father.

Rather than the quaint Virginian bungalow Lucy expected, Winter Cottage is a grand old estate of many shadows—big enough to hold a century of secrets, passions, and betrayals. It also comes with a handsome and enigmatic stranger, a man next in line to claim Lucy’s inheritance.

Now, as Lucy sifts through the past, uncovering the legacy of secrets that Winter Cottage holds, she’ll come to discover as much about her family history as she does about herself. In searching, she could finally find the one thing she’s never really had: a home.

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