Paper Cranes
by Julie L. James
Cassie Caldwell is a confident and feisty widow who isn't afraid to speak her mind...
…even while attempting to navigate her way through the year after her young husband's accidental and sudden death.
With the help of her family and friends, Cassie finds herself in the process of getting her life back on track and healing. Serendipitously, she receives a letter of condolence from Matt Brooks, an acquaintance from high school.
After reconnecting, both Matt and Cassie begin to realize that they might be more than just old classmates as they find themselves spending more time together and corresponding regularly. Cassie attempts to move on from her husband and accept her new life situation, while Matt comes to the conclusion that he is just as enamored with Cassie as he always was.
As their feelings deepen, Matt worries that he should protect Cassie from her own growing affection until he can understand the best way to move forward from his own past and explain it to Cassie.
Five Star Reviews
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This is the perfect book to curl up with when it’s cold and snowing outside. This story makes me want to snuggle up with this book and a warm mug, right beside a fireplace.
This novel has it all. I appreciated that James doesn’t shy away from writing the hard scenes – Cassie and her children’s grief and longing following Andrew’s death was raw, and there were many emotionally difficult scenes.
— Amazon Review
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So smitten with this book !!!
Once I opened this book, I couldn’t put it down! It is a perfectly cooked steak. Everything from the character development, descriptions of situations, dialogues, etc., wasn’t over or underdone. I was engaged the whole way through!
— Amazon Review
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Amazing Debut Book!
This is easily one of those timeless books that you can set aside a weekend for and just curl up and enjoy it from beginning to end.
The main character, Cassie, has just lost the love of her life and is trying to see straight in her new world. Nothing is easy when you're going through something like this, but the quirky and in-your-face manner of Cassie's personality allows you to laugh out loud at many points in this story when all you want to do is let your tears flow from feeling her pain.