'Blackberry Winter' is a labyrinthine novel that connects 1933 and the present day. It tells the story of one snowy morning that changes the characters' lives. A stunning mix of history, mystery, and romance—about a secret hidden beneath the snow and love that melts the ice.

Seattle, 1933. Single mother Vera Ray kisses her young son goodnight and leaves for her night job at a local hotel. In the morning, she discovers the city buried in snow, and her son missing. Near her home, Vera finds her beloved teddy bear, Daniel, but there are no other tracks on the icy road. Seattle, 2010. Reporter Claire Aldridge writes a story about a May Day snowstorm that paralyzed the city. It turns out that a similar storm occurred almost eighty years earlier, when a boy disappeared during a snowfall. Claire takes on the case with reluctance, but soon discovers that Vera Ray's story is intertwined with her own in unexpected ways.