Each holiday season, new and returning guests gather in the small town of Timberton, Montana, to celebrate Christmas at the Timberton Hotel. Resident artist and chef Mist’s unique way of offering exceptional cuisine, exquisite décor, and a touch of the unexpected, has a way of bringing visitors and local townsfolk together in heartfelt camaraderie.As this year’s guests arrive with hopes of a … hopes of a white Christmas, unseasonably warm weather hints at a less-than-wintery wonderland. But whether the snow falls or not, one thing is certain: with Mist around, there’s bound to be a little magic. No one ever leaves Timberton without renewed hope for the future.
*Cookie recipes included!
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‘Snowfall at Moonglow’ is the first book that I have read by Deborah Garner, and I was given a copy in exchange for an honest review.
The book is about the Timberton Hotel, a place where guests are gathering for a peaceful winter break over Christmas and the festive season. The owner Mist, is an artist and goes all out to spread some festive cheer and make the guests welcome. She provides amazing cuisine catering to each of the guests tastes, and puts treasures and trinkets in their rooms to enable them to recapture some of their youth, or to make their stay have that extra personal touch.
The story was a real positive feel good read, it was not only about the community of Timberton getting together to celebrate, but also the guests- some of which who have travelled from across the world. Each guest provides their own element of interest and quirk, and you know that Mist is preparing something extra special for her guests to embrace on Christmas Day. Her romance with Michael is that extra added cherry of cuteness on this sweet read.
I would recommend this book to a reader looking to get into the festive spirit. It was a quick read and left me feeling very positive and excited for the lead up to Christmas.
I love all the books about Moonglow by Deborah Garner. The characters are realistic and the plots heartwarming.
I look forward to reading the new Moonglow Christmas book every year. This is the fifth book. Each book does have a theme to it. So while you don’t have to read them in order, or even read all of them, I highly suggest you do. The staff at Timberton Hotel is the same year to year. The guest list has regulars and new people. They feel like family, especially if you choose to read the series. It is hard to imagine a Christmas missing any of the regulars, though it has happened. In this book we are waiting for snow..just as I am waiting for snow in real life. I am wishing hard, you have no idea. The activities, the cookie exchange, the feast, Christmas morning..everything is included to give you the Christmas you dream of. I miss Christmas with my family. The last time I was able to be home for it was six years ago. I read these books each year, adding on the new one, because while I’m reading, I’m part of it. If you just want to feel Christmas, without a bunch of commercialism, get these books and be swept away to the Christmas of your dreams.
I think I forget to mention in my reviews that cookie recipes are included in each book. I’m always amazed at all the different cookies. The recipes have a range to them from easy to complicated, (but not so complicated that you can’t do them. Just a bit more difficult for non bakers). The author has also released a wonderful cookbook this year, Sweet Treats, that also has the recipes.
I don’t usually put this in a review but if you need a gift for someone who enjoys reading, Christmas and baking, a fabulous gift would be the collection along with the recipe book. I have the books on my Kindle and I would still swoon to have them all gifted in print. Give the gift to yourself or to a reading loved one. They are truly Christmas Magic. I would love to see this as a Hallmark TV Series!
The Timberton Hotel is the perfect place to spend the Christmas holiday. Mist is so intuitive. She’ll be there to welcome you. She knows how to make strangers become family. Her meals are perfection. Her special gifts make the guests feel loved and treasured. This small Montana town is the perfect location for people to renew their appreciation of this special season. Deborah Garner has given me a new holiday tradition. I look forward to my time in this magical location. I loved Snowfall at Moonglow. This sweet story made me believe in the goodness of others.
Enjoyable series
Once again it’s Christmas time at the Timberton Hotel in Montana. As old friends and soon-to-be new ones check in, the non-existing snow is the main topic. But leave it to Mist to have the confidence that it will appear just at the right moment.
I have loved reading each book in the Moonglow series. The characters draw you in from the start and make you feel like you are part of the story. I, myself, always get a feeling of peace. And the included recipes are just icing on the cake.
I know that Christmas is right around the corner when Deborah Garner releases her next instalment in the Moonglow series, and I wait all year to get taken back to the magical Timberton Hotel with our lovely host Mist. This year it looks like there wont be snow for the first time in a long time, but Mist and her mystical ways just knows that it will come, and she is right! The guest this time around see old and new coming together to celebrate the holidays. We have a new guest Nina all the way from Brazil who has never seen snow before, our old favourites the Professor and also Clara and Andrew who we missed last year return with some special news, and of course not forgetting Michael, Mist’s Beau. I love seeing them together and how easy year they are growing closer and their relationship blooms. I wish we got a bit more time with Nina and Max’s characters though, but overall this was once again a cozy read and not to mention packed with a ton of new cookie recipes at the end of the book!
Once again Mist provides each guest with a magical experience that will stay with each of them for years to come. This is a series but you can read it as a stand alone, though once you do you will want to go back and experience the magic from the very beginning.
This is one series I look forward to reading with every new one put out! Do you like warm, fuzzy feeling novels filled with good will and love and delicious cookies? (Cookie recipes at the end of the story) Then this series is one you will enjoy. I have read them all and although it helps if you read them in order–there is really no need-but fair warning–you will want to read the rest!!
The Timberton Hotel is like a home away from home–guests reappear each Christmas to partake in the marvelous hospitality and camaraderie with the help of the resident chef and artist Mist. The owner of the hotel is lovable as is her boyfriend who is forever stealing food before the guests-he is the official taste tester! He has a sixth sense of when to appear in the kitchen!!
I can’t say enough good things about this series–except I truly wish I could visit a place like this-a truly magical respite from the troubles we all have.
Mist absolutely did it again with her artistic decor and amazing dishes from simple to extravagant. I was drawn into the storyline with the characters from the last Moonglow books as well as the new guests at the inn. This is a very entertaining book for Christmas cozy reading. The recipes for holiday baking are a huge bonus!
I love this series so much. Every time I read a book in this series the more I wish I could visit the Timberton Hotel at Christmas. Mist makes everything feel so magical. This is the perfect book to read during the holiday season. The atmosphere of the book is just perfect. It shows you the true meaning of the holiday; the coming together. I read this book in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down. When a book in this series comes out I can’t wait to dive into it. This is a must read!
Each year I long for the Moonglow’s books to get an update in the Timberton Hotel’s lovely local residents and the new people we always get to know and their stories.
This year there is even a lovely Brazilian lady that looks like my grandma and went to seek the snow in the small town of Timberton, Montana (of all places!!). I loved this character and she is very close to my heart.
This book is so well written and each year we get closer to Timberton and almost all of the recipes that even in the hot summer of Brazil I can manage to bake. You will love this book and please read all the series! It will get your heart warm and it will be a Christmas treat.
This was done well. It seems everyone is waiting for a big snowstorm that is to be predicted. As some of the guests arrive for the holiday season. Mist just let them all settle in and get to know them at their own pace.
This seems to be a special activity that Mist seems to have pulled together for the guest at the hotel. That she gets some of the townsfolk to help out. What is this activity she has planned? Well, you will need to find out by reading.
The guests are Clara and Andrew, Michael, Max and Kinsley and Allison and the Professor. The story is heartfelt and sweet. It is a fun and enjoyable read. It loves it. Deborah Garner does a wonderful job of creating a special time for getting together.