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The Snowbound Bookshop: A Bookshop Story
A Leafwood Falls Novella
Every book in the Leafwood Falls series can be read as a standalone.
She came into the bookshop because the door was unlocked and she needed somewhere away from her own thoughts. She didn't plan on being snowed in. She definitely didn't plan on him.
Lucy Hale photographs weddings for a living. She believes in the moment, that unrepeatable second when two people choose each other in front of everyone they love. Today, she drove four hours for couple number three hundred and thirteen and got a cancellation call at three-fifteen. She is fine. She has been fine since approximately three twenty-five.
She is not fine, not by a long shot.
Josh Cavanaugh is a lawyer with a theory of why love fails. He is also fine. He’s fine in the way of someone who’s right about something and wishes he hadn't been.
When a Vermont blizzard locks them both inside Oak & Ink, Leafwood Falls' beloved bookshop, which has a habit of knowing what people need before they do, they have nothing in common except a cancelled wedding, a large opinionated cat named Hemingway, and one very long night ahead of them.
What follows is an argument about love, a marble run, a discovery that nobody knew about, a book that keeps finding its way into the wrong hands, and an increasingly hilarious group-chat of locals celebrating Mia Amazing’s birthday next door at the Copper Kettle.
Josh has the evidence. Lucy has the photographs. The bookshop has already made up its mind.
The Snowbound Bookshop is a grumpy-sunshine, forced proximity romance about what happens when a man who knows how everything ends meets a woman who believes in beginnings, and neither of them can find the door.
Every book in the Leafwood Falls series can be read as a standalone.
She came into the bookshop because the door was unlocked and she needed somewhere away from her own thoughts. She didn't plan on being snowed in. She definitely didn't plan on him.
Lucy Hale photographs weddings for a living. She believes in the moment, that unrepeatable second when two people choose each other in front of everyone they love. Today, she drove four hours for couple number three hundred and thirteen and got a cancellation call at three-fifteen. She is fine. She has been fine since approximately three twenty-five.
She is not fine, not by a long shot.
Josh Cavanaugh is a lawyer with a theory of why love fails. He is also fine. He’s fine in the way of someone who’s right about something and wishes he hadn't been.
When a Vermont blizzard locks them both inside Oak & Ink, Leafwood Falls' beloved bookshop, which has a habit of knowing what people need before they do, they have nothing in common except a cancelled wedding, a large opinionated cat named Hemingway, and one very long night ahead of them.
What follows is an argument about love, a marble run, a discovery that nobody knew about, a book that keeps finding its way into the wrong hands, and an increasingly hilarious group-chat of locals celebrating Mia Amazing’s birthday next door at the Copper Kettle.
Josh has the evidence. Lucy has the photographs. The bookshop has already made up its mind.
The Snowbound Bookshop is a grumpy-sunshine, forced proximity romance about what happens when a man who knows how everything ends meets a woman who believes in beginnings, and neither of them can find the door.
112 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 3, 2026
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May 28, 2026I genuinely don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this series.
Every book feels like coming home to Leafwood Falls — a town so warm, cozy, and welcoming that even as a reader you feel like one of the locals. The stories are incredibly easy to fall into, and somehow every single character ends up owning a piece of your heart by the final page.
A snowed-in bookstore romance? Immediate obsession.
Lucy and Josh are both carrying heartbreak in completely different ways, and watching them spend one long snowy night arguing about love while slowly unraveling each other was honestly magical. Their chemistry felt effortless — sharp banter, emotional vulnerability, quiet moments between bookshelves — all balanced perfectly between funny and deeply heartfelt.
And Oak & Ink continues to be one of my favorite fictional places ever. The bookstore almost feels alive, quietly pushing people toward exactly what they need before they’re ready to admit it themselves. Add in the chaotic local group chat, Mia Amazing’s birthday party happening next door, and Hemingway the cat stealing every scene he appears in, and this book felt like pure comfort from beginning to end.
What I love most about this series is how easy it is to connect with everyone. The writing flows so naturally that you lose hours without realizing it, and the characters never feel fictional — they feel like people you’d want coffee dates, bookshop visits, and snowy evenings with.
Every book feels like coming home to Leafwood Falls — a town so warm, cozy, and welcoming that even as a reader you feel like one of the locals. The stories are incredibly easy to fall into, and somehow every single character ends up owning a piece of your heart by the final page.
A snowed-in bookstore romance? Immediate obsession.
Lucy and Josh are both carrying heartbreak in completely different ways, and watching them spend one long snowy night arguing about love while slowly unraveling each other was honestly magical. Their chemistry felt effortless — sharp banter, emotional vulnerability, quiet moments between bookshelves — all balanced perfectly between funny and deeply heartfelt.
And Oak & Ink continues to be one of my favorite fictional places ever. The bookstore almost feels alive, quietly pushing people toward exactly what they need before they’re ready to admit it themselves. Add in the chaotic local group chat, Mia Amazing’s birthday party happening next door, and Hemingway the cat stealing every scene he appears in, and this book felt like pure comfort from beginning to end.
What I love most about this series is how easy it is to connect with everyone. The writing flows so naturally that you lose hours without realizing it, and the characters never feel fictional — they feel like people you’d want coffee dates, bookshop visits, and snowy evenings with.
March 30, 2026
A very comforting read about a woman and a man discovering themselves and each other.
This is a comforting story about unexpected changes in self perception, written by a fine storyteller. This may seem to be an odd book for me to read today as it is Good Friday, not December. However, I live at the very tip of Outer Cape Cod, sometimes called Land's End. Unexpected freak weather gave us an accumulation of over three feet of snow in the cemetery visible from my dining room windows. This was the longest February here in anyone's memory. Just this past week we finally got temperatures over freezing, and some rain. We do not normally see Spring here until April, but this year we are impatient with March.
This is a comforting story about unexpected changes in self perception, written by a fine storyteller. This may seem to be an odd book for me to read today as it is Good Friday, not December. However, I live at the very tip of Outer Cape Cod, sometimes called Land's End. Unexpected freak weather gave us an accumulation of over three feet of snow in the cemetery visible from my dining room windows. This was the longest February here in anyone's memory. Just this past week we finally got temperatures over freezing, and some rain. We do not normally see Spring here until April, but this year we are impatient with March.
March 28, 2026
In Leafwood Falls there is a bookshop which seems to have strange, almost magical powers. It has a resident cat, Hemingway, who decides if he likes you, if he doesn't, watch out!
This story takes part over 18 hours or so, on a cold evening. 2 people get trapped in the bookshop during a freak snowstorm. During that time, the 2 people trapped there, learn alot about themselves and each other.
I like this series, easy to read with no cliff hangers.
Whilst each book is a standalone story, the books in this series are best read in order of publication, to preserve continuity of the characters and wider storyline.
I hope there's more to come from the Oak and Ink bookshop!
This story takes part over 18 hours or so, on a cold evening. 2 people get trapped in the bookshop during a freak snowstorm. During that time, the 2 people trapped there, learn alot about themselves and each other.
I like this series, easy to read with no cliff hangers.
Whilst each book is a standalone story, the books in this series are best read in order of publication, to preserve continuity of the characters and wider storyline.
I hope there's more to come from the Oak and Ink bookshop!
April 2, 2026
Sweet book
Another wonderful book by Brooke Skie. It left me wanting to know what happens next for Josh and Lucy. Do they stay in Leafwood Falls or do they return to their old life? What happens with Josh’s sister? Josh and Lucy spent a lovely day and evening snowed in at the Oak and They got to learn things about each that sparked a romance. It’s amazing what you can learn about yourself through someone else’s lens.
Another wonderful book by Brooke Skie. It left me wanting to know what happens next for Josh and Lucy. Do they stay in Leafwood Falls or do they return to their old life? What happens with Josh’s sister? Josh and Lucy spent a lovely day and evening snowed in at the Oak and They got to learn things about each that sparked a romance. It’s amazing what you can learn about yourself through someone else’s lens.
March 6, 2026
I read that this novella was inspired by the snow storms happening on the east coast. I live on the east coast and did get all that snow, but Brooke managed to romanticize a perfect cozy night stuck inside. I loved that this was really just about 2 people. Though I absolutely love all of the books in the Leafwood Falls collection, this may be my favorite. It was short, simple, and super sweet!
May 7, 2026
Excellent Series
I've enjoyed most of these books. A couple was more interesting because they focused on things outside love triangles. Saying that, I still thought all the characters were well written, and kept the plots going. The struggles are real, and felt while reading. Why didn't anyone marry or was that too complex or not in the cosmic vapors?
I've enjoyed most of these books. A couple was more interesting because they focused on things outside love triangles. Saying that, I still thought all the characters were well written, and kept the plots going. The struggles are real, and felt while reading. Why didn't anyone marry or was that too complex or not in the cosmic vapors?
May 12, 2026
OMG… Beautiful Redemption!
After the thoroughly annoying Leafwood Falls Book 6, The Snowbound Bookshop was sweet, poignant, and beautifully written. I LOVED every bit of the story. So much, in fact, that I’m going to buy it so I can have it forever and read it whenever I need lovely prose and a perfectly executed story.
After the thoroughly annoying Leafwood Falls Book 6, The Snowbound Bookshop was sweet, poignant, and beautifully written. I LOVED every bit of the story. So much, in fact, that I’m going to buy it so I can have it forever and read it whenever I need lovely prose and a perfectly executed story.
May 26, 2026
Enjoyable cozy story about the bookstore in Leafwood Falls. How a magical bookstore and a big orange cat contributed to a night stuck during a snow storm for two people. A bit different from the other books in the series but a joy just the same. Wonderful characters and the magic bookstore where anything can happen and usually does.
March 6, 2026
Soul soothing,beautiful writing
The imagery is sometimes so beautiful I couldn't help knowing I was reading a gifted writer. A compact story about two strangers who are snowed in at a magical bookstore with a feisty cat.
The imagery is sometimes so beautiful I couldn't help knowing I was reading a gifted writer. A compact story about two strangers who are snowed in at a magical bookstore with a feisty cat.
April 13, 2026
Enchanted!
Entering a magical hushed world filled with quiet expectations. Watching two strangers form a bonding connection. Quiet and profound. Yes, gentle persuasion!
This will linger and leave a smile.
Entering a magical hushed world filled with quiet expectations. Watching two strangers form a bonding connection. Quiet and profound. Yes, gentle persuasion!
This will linger and leave a smile.
May 8, 2026
Great book! Unexpected twists and turns which were delightful!
Brooke really has a way of writing the most delicious stories! Another one that couldn't be put down! Love all TBE eccentric characters!
Brooke really has a way of writing the most delicious stories! Another one that couldn't be put down! Love all TBE eccentric characters!
June 13, 2026
Very disappointing considering how much I liked the first book. I thought this was one long ramble with little cohesiveness other than the group chat and even less of a point. I'll keep trying because I really liked the bookshop and quirky cast of characters but this story was not my favorite.
March 22, 2026
I gulped it down in one gulp
I read the first page and realized my Sunday plans were not happening. This series just grabs and brings you in for a long sweet hug.
I read the first page and realized my Sunday plans were not happening. This series just grabs and brings you in for a long sweet hug.
April 10, 2026
Warm
The story drew me in. You figure you know where it’s headed, and it does get there in a most satisfying way.
The story drew me in. You figure you know where it’s headed, and it does get there in a most satisfying way.
April 23, 2026
love it
Can’t wait for the next book in the series. Please keep them coming. I enjoy every one of them and Leafwood Falls.😊❤️
Can’t wait for the next book in the series. Please keep them coming. I enjoy every one of them and Leafwood Falls.😊❤️
May 9, 2026
Sweet book. I somehow thought there would be a fantasy aspect, but there wasn't. It was more of a sweet little rom-com. I still really enjoyed it!
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