

And finally, if I drive an hour east, I’m in wine country, or if I take the southern route, you’ll find me strolling the posh streets of the Hamptons.Īs I said, I have a big family.

If I drive twenty-five minutes south, my toes would be in the Atlantic Ocean. If I drive ten minutes north, I’ll be looking at a quiet harbor beach. My town is about an hour from New York City. Of course, I had to go with what I knew, and as I started exploring the area where I’d spent my whole life, I found a new appreciation and affection for the place, and most importantly, the people and traditions which made it special. The town went through evolutions and relocations until I finally realized, just like Natalie in My Christmas Wish, that what I was looking for was right under my nose.Ĭompass Cove grew and developed in the locale I knew best, my home on Long Island’s North Shore. My epiphany came when I made myself at home in Compass Cove. It took a fictional small town and some self-discovery to drive it home. That’s the reality, but I didn’t grow up thinking that way. Link | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

If she’s more than ten miles away from salt water for any longer than a week, she gets twitchy. Married to her high school sweetheart, Jeannie has three kids, three lovable dogs, and a mischievous cat and lives in her hometown on Long Island, NY. When she’s not spinning tales of her own, Jeannie works as a school librarian, thankful she has a job that allows her to immerse herself in books and call it work. With her world threatening to fall apart, Dan hopes that with the help of the town-and some Christmas magic-he can get Jane to see how important she is to the people of Angel Harbor…and him.What a treat to welcome fellow Tule author, Jeannie Moon to the blog today! USA Today bestselling author Jeannie Moon has always been a romantic. But the girl who once worked there is now a beautiful woman whose smarts and spirit inspire him to write again, and open his heart to new possibilities. His first stop is his favorite teenage hangout-the local bookstore.

Now a best-selling novelist, Dan returns home after a tragedy derails his career. If the bookstore is gone, what will she do?Īs a young man, Dan Gallo couldn’t get out of Angel Harbor fast enough. Throughout the years, she’s transformed Angel Harbor Books into a place of comfort for her and her daughter, but when her landlord announces the building has been sold, Jane is faced with sudden uncertainty. Twenty-five years ago, Jane Fallon put her rising career on hold to take over her family’s bookstore after the death of her father. This Christmas, she’s hoping for a miracle…
