Falling Like Snowflakes by Denise Hunter.                        

Eden Martelli is too busy fleeing the clutches of danger to realize she’s running straight into the arms of a new love. Speeding north through rural Maine, Eden Martelli wonders how her life came to this—on the run with her mute five-year-old son dozing fitfully in the passenger seat. When a breakdown leaves them stranded in Summer Harbor, Eden has no choice but to stay put through Christmas . . . even though they have no place to lay their heads. Beau Callahan is a habitual problem solver—for other people anyway. He left the sheriff’s department to take over his family’s Christmas tree farm, but he’s still haunted by the loss of his parents and struggling to handle his first Christmas alone. When Eden shows up looking for work just as Beau’s feisty aunt gets out of the hospital, Beau thinks he’s finally caught a break. Eden is competent and dedicated—if a little guarded—and a knockout to boot. But, as he soon finds out, she also comes with a boatload of secrets. Eden has been through too much to trust her heart to another man, but Beau is impossible to resist, and the feeling seems to be mutual. As Christmas Eve approaches, Eden’s past catches up to her. Beau will go to the ends of the earth to keep her safe. But who’s going to protect his heart from a woman who can’t seem to trust again?                                                                                                                                            This book had very engaging characters and drew me in right away. First there was the situation that the main characters were in, then the intersection between them and the Callahans and finally the wonderful plot development delivered without breaking your heart in the end. The novel deals well with the feelings  of the traumatized. It ultimately explored the issues of fear that they were struggling with. Fear limits your life and holds you prisoner. You have to decided to surmount it. It also explored people's reactions to loss. I loved the way that Eden/Kate' s dad pops up towArd the end. It was a nice tie in. If you are not a fan of insta love the rapid development of the relationship may be a sore point but It was done well all things considered.