Book Reviews of The Winter Lodge (Lakeshore Chronicles, Bk 2)

Awesome book! If you have not yet read Summer at Willow Lake, pick that one up too! Read it first if you can, this is the second in the series!

Great story...good character development....

This is the second of the Lakeshore Chronicles series. Both this and the first book were good reads. Books, in order are:

"Summer at Willow Lake"
"The Winter Lodge"
"Dockside"
"Snowfall at Willow Lake"
"Fireside"

Loved the book, read it in 2 days time! Luanne Rice recommmends it as well! I enjoyed Table for Five, as well

My Mom gave this to me, good read if you like a light mystery with romance and recipes.

VERY ENTERTAINING. HAS RECEIPES AND A GOOD LIGHT READ. ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.

I thought this was a wonderful sequel to The Summer at Willow Lake. My only complaint is I wish the author would have included Olivia, Connor and Philip more, since they are part of Jenny's history. They only seemed to pop in and out of the story a few times, with not as much depth as I would have liked. But, otherwise, I thought the story was fabulous and entertaining. The ending was well done, too... an expected twist!

I LOVED this book. So rich and enthalling. I didn't know it was the second in the Lakeside Chronicles (Summer at Willow Lake, Dockside) series.

Jenny has lost everyone she has ever loved: her mother who left her, her grandparents who died, her fiance in a senseless tragedy and her house through fire. The only one who has always been there for her is Rourke. But he does everything he can to stay away.

As Jenny learns to be alone, even as unexpected family members pop out of the woodwork, can Rourke finally learn to show the love he's kept hidden for way too long?

I began the Lakeshore chronicles with book one and have continued through all four. I like the continuance of the characters from book to book without the redundancy that so many books seem to have. The stories flow from character to character and event to event and are an interesting and light-hearted reading. I enjoyed the journey through their accomplishments and their setbacks and the determination to move ahead. I look forward to reading more from her.

wonderful story

I had never read this author before and I enjoyed this book. The Lakeshore Chronicles are easy, pleasant reads.

Good book, but what makes it is the recipies included!

Good story, characters were well developed, could not put the book down and finished within three days.

another great book by this author first the love of a lifetime really the kind of love that only happens in a book. They waited all there life to tell each other how they felt. Waited till almost everyone else was happy because they were apart. They needed to be there for each other know matter what.. at least in the end they find happiness.

Starred Review. In her latest bustling romance, Wiggs cooks up a rich stew of family plots past and present, spiced with plenty of generations-old Polish recipes, in this second installment of the Lakeshore Chronicles (after Summer at Willow Lake). Returning to Camp Kioga in Avalon, a small New York town where the wealthy Bellamy family has deep roots, Wiggs trains the spotlight on Avalon native Jenny Majesky, a food columnist and bakery owner who learned in the last Lakeshore tale that Phillip Bellamy is her birth father. Alone and grieving following the death of her beloved grandmother—Jenny's mom left her at age four—Jenny's life turns even worse when her house burns to the ground. Stunned, homeless and keeping afloat with a little help from the medicine cabinet, Jenny moves in with Avalon police chief and notorious lady's man Roarke McKnight, a friend she fell out with after a night of drunken, mind-blowing sex a decade before. With the ease of a master, Wiggs introduces complicated, flesh-and-blood characters into her idyllic but identifiable smalltown setting, sets in motion a refreshingly honest romance, resolves old issues and even finds room for a little mystery. The result is as appealing as the heroine's Polish Apple Strudel, the recipe for which is thankfully included.

Praises for Susan Wiggs! Very romantic read!

This book picks up where Summer at Willow Lake leaves off and continues the story of Jenny Majesky, the daughter of one of the characters in Willow Lake. Jenny has to learn to let go of her familiar and safe past when fire destroy her home and all she holds dear. She finds refuge and more in Rouke McKnight, the local sherrif, who isn't exactly what he has made himself out to be. Susan Wiggs draws you into her stories and you really care about the people involved. This is a really great read!!

Susuan Wiggs is an excellent author. You will love any of her books. This is the 2nd in a series (Lakeside Chronicals). Very family oriented, and dripping with emotion and love and yet a hint of spite too! Loved it!

I love this Author, Susan Wiggs, this is a wonderful story,
mixed with romance and mystery....
Very exciting right to the very end...

#2 in the series. Loved it as much as the first one. THe story can stand alone and does a great job of it. Wiggs is a terrific storyteller who keeps you in the story all the way to the last page.

The Lake SHore CHronicles---after a devastating house fire Jenny Majesky losses her family home and finds romance with an old family friend.

A Lakeside Chronicle.On the longest night of the year Jenny Majesky loses all in a house fire.Amid the ruins she finds a mysterious treasure which sends her on a mission for truth. She is sheltered by a local chief of police and finds her life at risk as well as her heart.

On the longest night of the year, Jenny Majesky loses everything in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes she finds an unusual treasure hidden amid her grandfather's belongings, one that starts her on a search for the truth, and on a path toward a life that she never imagined.

On the longest night of the year, Jenny Majesky loses everything in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes she finds an unusual treasure hidden amid her grandfather's belongings, one that starts her on a search for the truth, and on a path toward a life that she never imagined. The Winter Lodge, a remote cabin owned by her half sister on the shores of Willow Lake, becomes a safe refuge for Jenny, where she and local police chief Rourke McKnight try to sort out the mysteries revealed by the fire.
But when a blizzard traps them together, Jenny, accustomed to the safe predictability of running the family bakery, suddenly doesn't feel so secure. For even as Rourke shelters her from the storm outside, she knows her heart is at risk. Now, following her dreams might mean walking away from her one chance at love.

****

Good book

During a cold,lonely, and wakeful night, Jenny Majesky loses everything she has in a house fire. But every ending brings opportunities for new beginings....

another great story

On the longest night of the year, Jenny Majesky loses everything in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes she finds an unusual treasure hidden amid her grandfather's belongings, one that starts her on a search for the truth, and on a path toward a life that she never imagined. The Winter Lodge, a remote cabin owned by her half sister on the shores of Willow Lake, becomes a safe refuge for Jenny, where she and local police chief Rourke McKnight try to sort out the mysteries revealed by the fire.
But when a blizzard traps them together, Jenny, accustomed to the safe predictability of running the family bakery, suddenly doesn't feel so secure. For even as Rourke shelters her from the storm outside, she knows her heart is at risk. Now, following her dreams might mean walking away from her one chance at love.

well written story 4 stars

Another great book in the "Lakeshore Chronicles" series. I'm already looking forward to the next one!

Book 2: The Lakeshore Chronicles

I loved this book, it's a continuation of summer at Willow lake the Lakeside Chronicles

Discover the magic and mystery of love in "The Winter Lodge", as Susan Wiggs sweeps you away to the splendor of the Catskills, where old secrets are revealed and romance blooms, even on the coldest days of winter.

Another incredibly wonderful romance by Susan Wiggs, this lovelystory takes place in the romantic lodeg owned by her and her sister, a refuge where she can solve the mysteries of the past and learn about the man in her present.

Discover the magic and mystery of love as Susan Wiggs sweeps you away to the sparkling splendor of the Catskills where old secrets and revealed and romance blooms, even on the coldest days of winter

Loved this book! Want to read more about Lakeshore and Avalon.

I really enjoyed this book.

a really great read

Quickly becoming my favorite author.

Great book good mystery. I will look for this author again.

First time reading this author. Very good not my usual read.

On the longest night of the year,Jenny Majesky loses everything in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes she finds an unusual treasure hidden amid her grandfather's belongings,one that starts her on a search for the truth,and on a path toward a life that she never imagined. The Winter Lodge,a remote cabin owned by her half sister on the shores of Willow Lake,becomes a safe refuge for Jenny,where she and the local police chief Rourke McKnight try to sort out the mysteries revealed by the fire.

Discover the Magic and mystery of love as you are swept away
to the sparkling splender of the Catskills, where old secrets are revealed and romance blooms even on the coldest days of winter
Loved It!

A very good story about ayoung woman in a small town who learns that big cities aren't as great as her small town. Her love interest is the town police chief who was the best friend of her fiance. Lots of subplots involving her friends and neighbors.

I love every thing by Susan Wiggs, I can't wait for her next release..

These books just keep getting better. This is the second book in The Lakeshore Chronicles....I can't wait to read the third!

On the longest night of the year, Jenny Majesky loses everthing in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes she finds an unusual treasur hidden amid her grandfather's belongings, one that starts her on a searh for the truth, and on a path toward a life that she never imagined. The Winter Lodge, a remote cabin owned by her half sister on the shores of Willow Lake, becomes a safe refuge for Jenny, where she and local police cheif Rourke McKnoght try to sort out the mysteries revealed by the fire.

Very good book!!!

I didn't read the first one of this series so it was alittle hard to follow. I enjoy her books as a rule; but this one is so-so.

Susan Wiggs tells an entertaining story. She brings her characters to life.

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