The Nantucket Christmas Escape 1

by Grace Meyers

The Holidays bring her back to Nantucket—could they also bring her a second chance?When a youthful fling went sour, Maddy Fisher abandoned Nantucket to find herself. Now a single parent at 38, an urgent plea from her ailing mother drags her back to her hometown to save the family shop from bankruptcy.

Maddy always had a strained relationship with her mother. But as she pours herself into running their business, she slowly begins to rediscover the cozy small-town charm of this chilly and stunningly peaceful island. And when she meets Ethan, a handsome property manager who’s new to the area, she has a blast sharing her childhood memories with him.

But after her mother hits her with life-changing news, Maddy is faced with an impossible choice about her future. Will her Christmas getaway convince her to forge a life in Nantucket for good? And will her second chance at dating blossom into enduring love?

With a charming tale about healing from the past, making new beginnings, and rediscovering the value of family & a sense of belonging, The Season Of Her Heart is a relaxing and endearing Christmas adventure that’s perfect for readers who love later-in-life clean romance with idyllic small-town settings.

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 19, 2024

About the author

Grace Meyers is an author of beachy feel-good romances and women's contemporary fiction. She was born in the south, but has traveled a bit since then and now lives in a small coastal town.

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Reviews

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining relationship holiday listening 🎅🎄

This kindle ebook novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 1 of 6

Manny is living in Miami when she gets a phone call from her mother. Mom needs help! Her and her son goes to Nantucket and the fun begins. 🎅🎄

I would recommend this series and author to readers of family and friends relationship adventure novels 😀 😯 2025 👒🌜

I picked this novella because of Nantucket where I have been a long time ago. 🏡

[Mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series is interesting from the start. Maddy left Nantucket years ago & never plan to return. She had started a new life in Miami as a private interior designer & was doing well when her mom calls & tells her she had an accident & she needs her to come home & help her out. She just doesn’t tell her the whole story! So Maddy & her son, Mason, pack up for the trip from Miami to Nantucket, for the first time in 12 years. What has kept her away? Why didn’t she come back in all those years? Maddy is a bit alarmed at the condition of both her childhood home and the family owned business. Her mom, Sarah has broken her arm & cannot run the store by herself this Christmas season. There is too much to do, boxes to unpack, merchandise to put away etc. Mason is a typical 14 year old, stretching his wings but happy to see his grandmother. He wonders why they haven’t been in so long. Maddy uses her skills to decorate the shop’s window and a tree entry in the annual town contest while also running the shop. Maddy reconnects with her old friend Erica. She meets a handsome realtor who is new to town, and a attraction starts. They get to know each other as he volunteers to help her because she finds out at the last few days all these things her mother signed up to do, but failed to tell her & she doesn’t have much time to accomplish it so Ethan steps up & helps her get them done. She is beginning to see all the things her mother has let ride & needs to be done. The house & the shop is deteriorating. Maddy is overwhelmed & doesn’t know what to do. Mason her son, loves the island, right away he thinks its cool, Maddy also is remembering how lovely the island. Maddy gets home and her mom tells her some about the business, Maddy will have to go and see for herself. Maddy sees old friends and learns her mother has had a broken leg is the past, now she does not know what exactly her mother is not telling her. Very good story so far, looking forward to reading this story What will she do?? Will her mom sell the shop and retire? Will Maddy make a huge life change and move back to Nantucket? Maddy & Mason are not use to the cold, so can they be happy in this cold environment?

I received this ARC for free & am giving my review for free & in my own words. I think you’ll love this series!😊

[January · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 1 by Grace Meyers (2024)
Season Of Her Heart #1
68-page Kindle Ebook story 5-65

Genre: Inspirational, Clean Romance, Holiday > Christmas

Featuring: Link to Newsletter & Free Copy of Between The Waves, Lighthouse Graphics, Family, Nantucket, Massachusetts; Shop, Widow, Miami, Florida; Single Mother, Teenager, Family Dynamics, Homecoming Trope, Christmas Stroll, Decorating Contest, Advertisement for The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 2, Links to The Christmas Cottage, A Christmas In Nantucket, and Whispers In The Wind, Link to Newsletter & Free Copy of Between The Waves

Rating as a movie: PG

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🏝🎄

My thoughts: This was short but very enjoyable. Unfortunately, it's going to be one of those short story series where each book ends on a cliffhanger and they could have just made a single novel instead of 6 short stories.

Recommend to others: I'm looking for the rest of this series even though I can the plot through Book 6.

Season Of Her Heart
1. The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 1 (2024)
2. The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 2 (2024)
3. The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 3 (2024)
4. The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 4 (2024)
5. The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 5 (2024)
6. The Nantucket Christmas Escape: Book 6 (2024)

[Pam Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun start to a new series. Mandy returns back to Nantucket after being gone for years. Her mom has taken a fall and broken her arm, so Maddy returns with her teenage son Mason. She has been absent from the area for years following the death of her father. She meets a handsome single man Ethan, who is a general handyman, who has helped her mother

Maddy is immediately swept up in the Christmas holiday
Season and she works to unpack shipments in the store. A window a tree decorating contest draw on her decorating talents.

Does her Mom have an ulterior motive in having Maddy return for the holidays?

Thank you to the author for this ARC. This review is my
honest opinion.

[Mary Cutter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Nantucket Christmas Escape

Going from Miami back to Nantucket is much like a culture shock as Maddy is torn between wanting to be the child that grew up there and the adult who has returned to the island. It is clear that there are underlieing issues between Maddy and her Mom. It is also difficult for Maddy to come to terms with her mother getting older. There is definitely a strong under current of tension throughout the story that is in contrast with the nostalgic holiday scenes.

[Barb Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maddy gets a call from her mom telling her that she broke her arm and needs help with the family business. Go back to Nantucket for a month at Christmas? She leaves Miami with her son Mason and finds things are falling apart. Then she learns that this is not the first injury her mom suffered. If Maddy doesn't stay in Nantucket, her mom will sell the business. What will she do?

[Roslyn Simonin Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maddy and her 14 year old son, Mason were living in Miami , when she receives a desperate phone call from her Mom. She has broken her arm and needs help, NOW.
Maddy arranges for some time off and Mason to do on-line school and she catches the next Red Eye out of Miami.
What else has her Mother been hiding from her.
Great read Grace.

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great start!

I’m loving the beginning of this series set in the idyllic area of Nantucket at Christmas. It’s very picturesque. I am getting the idea of why Maddy left and the tensions between her and her mother. I’m waiting to read the rest about their dynamic. This is a great Christmas time read!

[christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Nantucket Christmas Escape

What a beautiful and delightful story about childhood memories, and the warmth of family and friends, is just to name a few. Well developed characters, a community that is there for their neighbors and home is where you find everything you need. I can't wait to read the next book. A must read. Enjoy.

[Hannah Myers · Rating 3 out of 5]

lol not my fav, the writing seemed kinda juvenile and wasn’t super engaging. I felt like we met a lot of people in the 68 pages and didn’t really get to know any of them. A lot of the dialogue felt repetitive and lacked complexity. I liked the idea and the setting but I don’t I’ll read the rest of the little series.

[Michele Anduze · Rating 2 out of 5]

I listened to the audiobook narrated with virtual voice. This may be why I didn’t really enjoy it. I may have liked it better if I read the actual book. It’s a sweet come back to my hometown and find a new lease on life/meaning and purpose for my future involving a love interest. Clean and wholesome. Perfect for a young teen looking for a Christmas romance story.

[Mary Sanford · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Nantucket Christmas Escape

This book was very fun to read with the coming home to help her mom and then finding out about all the things that have happened to her mom. Her son experiencing Christmas in Nantucket. I look forward to reading the next book.

[Robin Dix · Rating 1 out of 5]

So many things wrong with this series. Most importantly, you MUST read them in order and ALL of them to reach any co conclusion. Therefore, the author is forcing you to purchase all books in the series. A hard pass.

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

First book captured me from the start. Quite a bit going on. Now, I have to was almost a week for Book 2 to come out. I’m not crazy about that, but oh well.

[NAomi davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

I liked the book and am looking forward to the next one. Keep the story coming
Thanks for a good read

[Denise Pittman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great start to a christmas series.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this short story over 6 books! Perfect Rom Com!

[Debbie Keedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

This book is so good. Love that it takes you back to a small quaint town at Christmas with the true Christmas spirit

[Sherry St Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

Loved the storyline, the author kept me interested. One of those books that you just keep reading not wanting to put it down.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet Christmas read that feels like a Hallmark movie. I'll have to get to the rest of the series soon.

[Baby Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great start to this new series by Grace Meyers. Her writing is captivating and never boring. Maddy is finding out more and more about all her mother's health battles and is trying to get to the bottom of why she is the last to know about what her mother has been going through. Sarah is tricky and although she is not in the best shape, she knows how to get her daughter, Maddy to do as she says. Mason is in for a treat ah he helps his mom deal with his grandma Sarah. Ethan is a charmer, and I hope that his and Maddy's friendship blossoms into something more. The description of the town of Nantucket sounds lovely and cozy. Lovely read so far.