Through the Snow Globe

Rains (The Good Luck Café) delivers a poignant portrait of love and second chances in this Christmasy, Groundhog Day–esque tale. Having survived a tough childhood, home health aide Diana Merriman is reluctant to let anyone get too close—even her fiancé. Linus wants to set a wedding date, and Diana shies away. But things change radically after a car accident lands Linus in a coma. Three weeks after the catastrophe, Diana finds a mysterious, enchanted snow globe that would have been her Christmas gift from Linus in their closet, and discovers that it allows her to relive December 4, the day of the accident. Diana sets out to save Linus from the crash, but even when she tries driving him everywhere herself, they end up crashing. Each time she goes through the day all over again, trying increasingly desperate tactics to keep Linus safe, her walls fall a bit more and her love for him grows. Rains makes all the variations on December 4 feel fresh and exciting, drawing readers into Diana’s quest to reshape the past and change the future. Readers will eagerly devour this clever and emotional romance.(Sept.)