The sun is beginning to shine again up here on the peninsula. I think my friends and family have had me on 24 hour surveillance.... The sisters have been texting every few hours asking how I am doing...to which I honestly reply, "So far, so good."
I downloaded this book on my I Pad. After an hour of reading, I downloaded the audio version on my phone. Friends, I could NOT put it down and I needed to get on with my day.
So, while I walked the beach with the dogs, I listened to this book.
While I hunted for rocks and beach glass, I listened. While I cleaned the house, changed the beds, did the laundry, I listened. You get the idea....I listened to it all day. And while it was a great distraction for me as I adjust to my new chapter of life, the book, in its own right, is fantastic. It has it all: suspense, romance, great characters....and it makes you think a little..but not too much. After all, it IS still summer.
This is my first book by Beatriz Williams, and I am definitely going to read her next one.
I recently bought Mary Kay Andrews' latest, "Beach Town". I have read every last one of her books and have loved every last one of her books. I cannot wait to sink down into an adirondack and dive in.
If you share my love of Mary Kay Andrews, you should also try any of Dorothea Benton Franke's novels--they are all terrific. Andriana Trigiani (another one of my fav's---and not just because she is a St Mary's grad) describes her as "...a great storyteller, a ray of sunshine, and a fabulous party guest. If she were a cocktail, she'd be fizzy." I want to meet her.
So while it is pretty quiet around here and I miss my (now) 5 kids, especially B, I am really enjoying the freedom, the peace and the extra reading time. Happy days are here again!
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