This is the kind of book I wish I would have written. I loved it and wanted to pass it on to you, though if you’re like me you have a massive ‘To Be Read’ pile.
News here is that I have a Western Historical out to Carina press. So in the wait stage for that one. About finished with the first draft of a Romantic Suspense set in Sedona. And, restarted on a story I started a few years ago and dropped. Going back and reading what I had written made me excited to work on it again.
So book review of Beach House Memories:
We recently purchased a condo in North Myrtle Beach South Carolina. I’d never been there before we flew down to look at the unit and I love the area. This book is set on the Isles of Palms which is 95 miles from North Myrtle Beach so perfect timing for me to read it.
It opens with Lovie (Olivia Rutledge) again at her beloved beach cottage. She is an old lady and in the last stages of cancer. The story is designed like a sandwich with the first and last chapter in the present and the rest of the book mainly about the summer of 74 at the beach. A plus is the sub-plot where they study loggerhead turtles and the newly hatched babies. We saw some nesting spots when we were in Florida. These creatures are amazing.
Lovie finds love this summer and she truly finds herself. We all face crossroads in life. Some us face more than others, but I think we all wonder what our life would have been if we had taken the other road.
As I read this story I thought that everyone over maybe 60 should read this book. Choices were made that changed the course of life, and in the end, if you believe in soul mates you can believe that these two will meet again.
Maybe it’s where I live, but I seem to be more aware of the life journey than I once was. Here it’s 55 and older, and there have been a lot of changes on our street. One couple downsizing to an apartment, another moving to a local assisted living, another choosing to move across the state to be closer to their daughter and they also chose assisted living. One lady described it to me as turning to a new chapter. This book made me look back and see more clearly the chapters of my own life story.
A recommended read for sure.
Wow just finished this book and the only negative thing I can say is don’t start it if you have to be somewhere or do something. I couldn’t put it down.
I don’t know if it’s age, the time of year, laziness or what, but I don’t seem to have a speck of energy. In fact, the picture on the left looks like I feel.
Survival is the first book in a new series, Earth Legacy. I just finished reading it and couldn’t put it down. Think, of our world on the edge of extinction. It’s been one hundred years since the Great War where Earths magic was taken. Magic you might say, but magic is all around us. Again think, visualize spring when earth awakens with blooms that have lain dormant. Now think, what if spring never comes. This is the world of Survival, a fantasy rich in emotion with characters you’ll remember and action that will keep you turning pages.
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I love this time of year and what a fun way to end a year. Only 10 more days until we see 2019.
First of all I owe an apology. Looking at my blog I realized that it has been over a year since I’ve posted anything. Every time I’ve done this I swear that I will post on a regular schedule. I love writing especially the creative side when the story comes together. I hate marketing and promoting, no wonder I’m horrible at it.
