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Celebrations and Confetti At Cedarwood Lodge: The cosy romantic comedy to fall in love with!
Rebecca Raisin
’A truly fantastic book I loved curling up every night with this book. So heartwarming!’ – Jessica (Goodreads) Curl up in front of the fire with the first part in a feel-good romance serial from best selling author, Rebecca Raisin!Clio Winters is finally fulfilling her childhood dream of renovating the gorgeous old Cedarwood Lodge in Evergreen. Turning it into the perfect destination for big celebrations, weddings and parties has brought her back home, but Cedarwood Lodge is in need of a lot of tender loving care.Perhaps all the work will be the perfect distraction from the real reason she had to leave her glamorous New York life behind.Will coming home be the best decision of her life… or her biggest regret?Cedarwood Lodge is a delectable romance told in three parts – following Clio Winters journey back to her hometown of Evergreen. This is Part One.What reviewers are saying about Rebecca Raisin‘gorgeously enjoyable’ - Sam Still Reading‘I just wish I could read the next book right now and not have to wait for it! Really intriguing start to a so far very enjoyable series.’ – Claire (Netgalley)‘an impressive start to the Cedarwood Lodge series…this encompasses all the cosiness of a small village feel into the story, and I am already eager to see how everything progresses in parts 2 and 3.’ – Rachel Gilbey‘This was such a good book!!!!! I loved the entire story, it was a lighthearted, feel good story’ – D Messing (Goodreads)‘I was hooked from the start and devoured it in one sitting. Now I can't wait to read the next instalment. ‘ – Joanne (Netgalley)
This autumn visit Cedarwood Lodge and fall in love as the leaves change…
Clio Winters is finally fulfilling her childhood dream of renovating the gorgeous old Cedarwood Lodge in Evergreen. Turning it into the perfect destination for big celebrations, weddings and parties has brought her back home, but Cedarwood Lodge is in need of a lot of tender loving care.
Perhaps all the work will be the perfect distraction from the real reason she had to leave her glamorous New York life behind.
Will coming home be the best decision of her life… or her biggest regret?
Cedarwood Lodge is a delectable romance told in three parts - following Clio Winters’ journey back to her hometown of Evergreen.
Praise for REBECCA RAISIN (#uc48ee474-4aa8-5150-b9a8-52c8e8982280)
‘This novel is a love letter to Paris, and even more so a love letter to books; it is absolutely a must-read book for book lovers.’ – Rather Too Fond of Books, The Little Bookshop on the Seine
‘Drama and romance, but most of all it’s got a more general sweetness and love and happiness that is often hard to find these days.’ – Love Reading Romance, A Gingerbread Café Christmas
‘Easy to read and devoured quickly, I literally could not get enough and I was so sad to finish it. It was a truly captivating, spellbinding tale of taking chances and living life to the full that I am sure will ring true with many readers.’ – Compelling Reads, The Little Bookshop on the Seine
‘...the perfect read to get you in the mood for Christmas and my mouth was watering after reading about all of the delicious-sounding baking.’ – Bookbabblers, A Gingerbread Café Christmas
‘I love love love this author, and this book cements the fact that this series is a winner!’ – Fiona, The Little Bookshop on the Seine
‘Fun, quick, festive reads that’ll leave you glowing from within (or in my case a puffy mess).’ – Into the Bookcase, A Gingerbread Café Christmas
‘I loved every second of The Little Bookshop on the Seine, easy to read, with words oozing charm and good feeling, that just made me feel warm and cosy.’ – Rachel’s Random Reads
‘Simply divine, with stunning writing slipping between being utterly romantic, charming and fun-filled and a little emotional.’ – Reviewed the Book, A Gingerbread Café Christmas
Also by Rebecca Raisin (#ulink_cb7d0841-b5ef-5ded-98bc-664bf14eaa04)
Cedarwood Lodge
Celebrations & Confetti at Cedarwood Lodge
Brides & Bouquets at Cedarwood Lodge
Midnight & Mistletoe at Cedarwood Lodge
Once in a Lifetime series
The Gingerbread Café trilogy
Christmas at the Gingerbread Café
Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread Café
Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread Café
The Bookshop on the Corner
Secrets at Maple Syrup Farm
The Little Paris Collection
The Little Bookshop on the Seine
The Little Antique Shop under the Eiffel Tower
Coming soon:
The Little Perfume Shop off the Champs-Élysées
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Cedarwood Lodge
Rebecca Raisin
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2016
Copyright © Rebecca Raisin 2016
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E-book Edition © June 2016 ISBN: 9781474058414
Version date: 2018-06-08
REBECCA RAISIN
is a true bibliophile. This love of books morphed into the desire to write them. She’s been widely published in various short-story anthologies, and in fiction magazines, and is now focusing on writing romance. The only downfall about writing about gorgeous men who have brains as well as brawn is falling in love with them – just as well they’re fictional. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with. People with big hearts who care about relationships, and, most importantly, believe in true, once-in-a-lifetime love.
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Thank you to my bookish pals for your friendship.
Writing would be a lonely job without you.
For Rachel
Despite the fact baby Bobbie’s head is still missing thirty years later, and even though you won’t read this, thanks for being the best (evil) twin sister a girl could ask for.
Contents
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Blurb (#u9963e258-d49b-5d3c-b0ce-c7bece8f52ac)
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Title Page (#u64e606cc-50d8-5fe6-b083-b468985dc00b)
Copyright (#ulink_759d123a-1b4b-52fb-98e5-6c0add66a5c3)
Author Bio (#u4c7c9405-3516-5024-82a8-5cda5b2ab594)
Acknowledgement (#uce3e2e81-0248-5b41-b84a-b314eaa8914f)
Dedication (#u2e22558f-f88e-5c89-b8a9-cbae9ec5f9fe)
Chapter One (#ulink_d929b15f-30bc-5e9d-9d2c-80cd54ad7d12)
Chapter Two (#ulink_8c65cf52-0994-5f5f-bbf0-e41175d0cd00)
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Endpages (#u12389edb-457e-57c9-8055-5c10bdd28178)
About the Publisher
Chapter One (#ulink_2d801ae4-32c8-5f5f-8df4-ef0bfc85b342)
Staring up at the imposing structure with its weathered facade, I had a terrible premonition that I’d made a mistake. A huge one. But, I reasoned, clawing back rising panic, I had always wanted to buy the hundred-year-old abandoned lodge. It had been put up for sale recently, and I’d jumped at the chance. The old place had good sturdy bones; it was solid, despite the desertion of its caretakers aeons ago.
Even though I’d always dreamed about owning Cedarwood Lodge I hadn’t expected for it to happen so soon. But it had, and I’d fallen madly in love with the place as it stood, shutters broken, doors in need of paint, ivy creeping through broken panes of glass, and cascading roses growing wild and free around the porch balustrades. Here was a place untouched for decades and I had a chance to bring it back to its former glory.
The September sky shifted from foggy wisps of gray to country blue as dawn arrived in the small New Hampshire town of Evergreen. A sputtering car swung into the long, winding driveway and I turned to watch my oldest friend Micah leap from his battered hatchback.
We’d been best friends since childhood, and though we’d drifted apart as adults he was the first person I called when I bought Cedarwood Lodge – I offered him the job of maintenance manager which he’d accepted with a ‘Hell yeah.’
“You look exactly the same, Micah,” I said, reaching up for a hug. ‘You haven’t aged a bit.” He’d filled out, no longer the lanky teenager I’d left behind, but aside from that he was the same old Micah with the same affable smile.
“It’s the daily hikes up the bluff. That thin mountain air does wonders for my skin.” He waggled his eyebrows. “We’ve got a lot of catching up to do. I almost fell over when you called. Lucky for you I was between jobs…”
“Lucky for me, all right.”
I couldn’t believe it’d been so long – when was the last time we had properly caught up, five years ago, six? Time ticked by so fast while I’d been away.
“You’re different,” he said, gesturing to my outfit and my usual flyaway curls restrained with a clip. “A little more polished.”
I grinned. “Denim cut offs and messy hair didn’t quite cut it in Manhattan.”
“What? Crazy city folk.” He clucked his tongue.
“Right?” I joked. “How’s Veronica?” I expected him to gush about his long-term girlfriend. Instead, his lips turned down for the briefest second, before he masked it with a smile.
“Veronica? There’s a blast from the past. I haven’t seen her for two and a bit years now. She was like you, Clio, left town and didn’t look back.”
