International Book Award Finalist, Fiction: Chick Lit/Women’s Lit
“[Sweet Lake] has such a charming small-town vibe and endearing characters that readers will find themselves falling in love with quirky Sweet Lake and hoping for a series. Perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber or Nora Roberts’ romances.” —Booklist
“In this uplifting and charming story, each room of the inn is filled with friendship, forgiveness, and love.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Craving a literary trifecta of romance, small town drama and soul searching? That’s exactly what you’ll find in Linnie Wayfair’s life as she tries to restore an inn in Sweet Lake, Ohio to glory—all while navigating affairs of the heart. This is the literary answer to Gilmore Girls withdrawals, and we don’t give that compliment lightly.” —YourTango
“This irresistible dance of expectations and desires will leave every reader remembering why love is so sweet in the first place.” —Popsugar
Sweet Lake is an enchanting story full of lovable characters.” —Redbook
“Escape to the small town of Sweet Lake, Ohio, and fall in love with Linnie Wayfair.…This smart, sexy spring read will have you lounging on your front porch with a glass of white wine waiting to see if Linnie will follow her heart or her mind.” —Buzzfeed
“Escaping into this novel is like smelling the blooming flowers on your street this spring—it simply makes the soul feel good.” —Brit + Co
“Heartwarming and delightful, Christine Nolfi’s Sweet Lake takes place in a small town where endearing and appealing characters abound. It’s the kind of story that makes you wish you could enter into it. I really want a room at the Wayfair Inn! Since I can’t have tea with the characters in real life, I’m happy to be able visit them on the page.” —Nancy Star, bestselling author of Sisters One, Two, Three
“A delightful read start to finish. Nolfi’s characters are believable, fun, and easy to love. You’ll want to visit the town of Sweet Lake time and again. Highly recommended.” —Bette Lee Crosby, USA Today bestselling author
"Sweet Lake celebrates determination, friendship, and love. Schedule your visit to the Wayfair Inn—Jada's brownies are delectable, and the Sirens are a real treat!" —Grace Greene, author of The Happiness In Between
“Sweet Lake is a sweet read! In her endearing style, Nolfi delivers a cast of quirky characters and a suspense-filled plot in a story you don't want to end!” —Patricia Sands, author of the Love in Provence series
2016-12-06
In a dying small town, an innkeeper fights with her irresponsible brother for control of the family business—while a local lawyer fights for her heart. Linnie Wayfair runs the Wayfair Inn with her two friends Jada and Cat, who, after falling on hard times, have consolidated their businesses (a bakery for Jada and special-events company for Cat) under one roof. But her brother, Freddie, owns fifty percent of the business and takes zero responsibility for running it, having run off with most of the family's money seven years earlier. Now he's back, and in a Solomon-like dilemma, the siblings will either have to split the hotel in two and watch it die or let one person have it in order to save it. Luckily, the beloved inn in Sweet Lake, Ohio, is the favorite meeting place of the Sweet Lake Sirens, an eccentric group of women who refuse to see it shut down. Local attorney Daniel Kettering, who has been trying for years to get Linnie's attention, is stuck mediating between the two siblings. But Daniel handles his prospective in-laws with chivalry, as if to show Linnie exactly how he'd fit into her life if given the chance. The novel's strength is that because Linnie's enemy is her brother, the end goal is a compromise rather than a win. The theme that "any event capable of breaking a woman could break her open instead, to reveal her true beauty and power" reveals itself in surprising ways. In this uplifting and charming story, each room of the inn is filled with friendship, forgiveness, and love.
