New Releases - June 22 - 27

Dear Readers,

The Summer reading season is in full swing.  Everyone has a chance to sit outside relaxing until twilight sets in.  I love this time of year.  We all stay up to late, enjoy each other's company and mother nature.  Of course a good book is never far away. 

Happy Reading,

Refining Fire - Tracie Peterson - #2 Brides of Seattle - Militine works at the Madison Bridal School in Seattle.  It is the prefect place for her to find from her past and not worry about romance.  No one will want to marry her because of her secret.  Thane also hides a dark secret, one he thinks might match Militine's.   Can two hurting souls help each other?

In Good Company - Jen Turano - Millie is determined to be the best nanny ever.  The problem is her playfulness and enthusiasm is not what people are looking for in a nanny.  She has one last chance to prove herself, hiring on as a nanny for Everett Mulberry, who has become the guardian of 3 children.  Will this unlikely family be able to figure out who are the most important people in their lives?

Gone without a Trace - Patricia Bradley - #3 Logan Point - Detective Livy Reynold's has never believed her cousin left town of her own accord.  When a PI from Texas contacts her with a  case eerily similar, Livy knows she maybe able finally find out what happen to Robyn.

A Bride at Last - Melissa Jagears -Silas is trying to recover for a life of poor choices.  When his estranged wife contacts him, he sees it as a chance at a fresh start.  Kate believes after Anthony's mother passes away that she will be his new parent, that is until 2 men show up claiming to be his father.

The Innocent - Ann. H. Gabhart - After the war between the states ends, Carlyn is in limbo.  The last word she had of her husband was that he was missing, but no one seems to know for sure what happened to him.  She is looking for some where to live and finds comfort with the group of Shakers in the area.

Irish Meadows - Susan Anne Mason - Courage to Dream #1 - James O'Leary will do anything to save his family home - Irish Meadows.  Even bulling his kids into marring people they don't want to.  Brianne and Colleen find themselves in situations they never dreamed and long for follow their own dreams instead.  But do you go against your father?

Love Arrives in Pieces - Betsy St. Amant - Stella and Chase know each other from a life time ago.  She went on to live in the beauty pageant world, he to live a life with his fiancée.  After being hurt they are both back home just trying to survive.  Will these two hurting people be able to help each other find love?

Sharing Libraries

Dear Readers,

Can you imagine if you found this little library waiting for you when you got to the beach?  Oh happy day even if I brought I book I would find myself browsing the shelves just so see what others had left on the shelves.

I have seen pictures of more and more of these "sharing" libraries popping up everywhere.  We had one just down the street from our old house.  The lady that lived there loved to share her books with anyone who was interested and she found it a wonderful way to connect with her neighbors.  She lived on a very busy bike path and she was surprised by how many people stopped and at least looked at the books.

Some will take a book and return it later, others have taken one book while leaving a completely different one and still other, well there are some books she has never seen again.  But she doesn't care as that was point of the library, letting others read her books. 

She has talked to people who have stopped that were on a bike trip.  They had been riding for several days across and around Michigan and just happened to take the section of bike trail that went past her house.  They were so excited to see the little sharing library that they stopped to browse, my friend went out to greet them and ended up inviting them in for lunch.  It was such a unique experience and made all the work to make sure the books stay dry and safe all year round worth it. 

Last I heard she and her husband have actually made her little sharing library bigger as more and more people continue to stop by.  She is excited that something so small can have such a big impact on her neighborhood.  But we all know that books are like that all the time.

Happy Reading (and sharing),

Susan Mason

Dear Readers,

One of my favorite things about my job is that I can read anything I want, just to get a feel for a new author.  No excuses, just saying I had to read it.:-)  Irish Meadows by Susan Mason was such a book.  I wanted to read it because it was set on a horse farm on Long Island in the early 1900’s.  America was just starting to flex its muscles, becoming the place where hopes and dreams really did come true.

James O’Leary is one of those whose hard work paid off.  He worked hard to make sure his family had enough of everything.  He did well with his horse business.  He was able to become of the rich in the area and his wife and children lived comfortably. That is until recently.  Now he is desperate to save Irish Meadows.

He starts to pressure his daughters into marrying certain men.  The girls, on the other hand, do not worry about finances, they are hoping to marry for love.  Brianna has long been in love with a young man who has lived with the family since his mother died. Her father has other plans for him also. 

I had just read a pretty heavy book and returned from a trip abroad.  I needed something that I could just enjoy and this book fit the bill.  With a beautiful backdrop and a young lady who was just feisty enough to cheer on, I had a fun time reading this book. 

The art department did a wonderful job on the cover.  They did a great job of making it eye catching so that you want to pick up the book and read about the woman pictured on the front.  Do yourself a favor, pull up a comfortable chair and enjoy.

Happy Reading,

New Release - Flying Affair - Carla Stewart

Dear Readers,

One of my all time favorite movies is Second Hand Lions. Love that movie, but one of my favorite parts of the movie is where the two older gentlemen by an airplane, fix it up and learn how to fly it.  What fun for them if not so much for their neighbors and family.  It does lead to a sad part of the movie, but I always think of how exciting to fly that must have been for them.


A Flying Affair by Carla Stewart has that feeling.  Mittie Armstrong has only had one great passion in her life.  Horses.  That is until barnstorming pilot Ames takes her for a ride in his plane, then her passion turns to flying.  Flying as often as she possibly can.  She finds out that her passion is also sweeping the nation because of Charles Lindbergh. 

British aviator Bobby York flies into town and offers her something that Ames has not, flying lessons.  She can learn to fly her own airplane and maybe even enter the Women's Nation Air Derby. But with all her ambition and spunk, Mittie has to decide where her heart is really leading her.

The glamour of being a barnstormer, the excitement of the first flights of aviation and of course a feisty leading lady of course that makes for a wonderful and intriguing read.

Happy Reading,  

New Release - Hope Harbour - Irene Hannon

Dear Readers,

I can only imagine the reaction of Irene Hannon's editors when she approached them with the idea for a new book she wanted to write.  She is one of the reigning queens of romantic suspense, a genre she helped create.  Now she wanted to write contemporary issue driven books? 

Well to say it went very well for her and her readers maybe just a small understatement. Hope Harbor is the third of her releases in the contemporary and each one has done very well, thank you.  Her readers are snapping them off the shelves and loving every minute of them.

Tracy Campbell never wanted to leave her families' third generation cranberry farm, but sometimes life doesn't go quite as planned.  Because of love she had moved away, living a life that has left her with more than one scar. 

She is back now, ready to help the farm back on to its feet and to put her tragic past behind her.  She is gun shy about love and it is not on her agenda of things she needs, but then in walks Michael Hunter, a visitor with secrets all his own.  Will these two hurting people be able to help each other find happily ever after again?

Gentle peaceful and wonderful to just relax and enjoy.  Irene had a great idea and all her fans hope she continues on with this wonderful edition to her writing list. 

Happy Reading,

New Releases - June 15 - 20

Dear Readers,

I give up, I have no way of reading every good book that comes into the store.  I surrender, the publishers win, they have officially printed more books than I can hope to read... 

Happy Reading,

Beyond the Ashes - Karen Barnett - #2 The Golden Gate Chronicles - In San Francisco in 1906, Ruby is looking for a new purpose as her brother's assistant.  She arrives shortly after the great earthquake and knows that helping the city rebuild will help her.  What she didn't know was she may have a second chance at love.

A Flying Affair - Carla Stewart - With aviation fever spreading across the nation, Mittie is determined  to win the Women's National Air Derby and is prepared to do almost anything to make it happen.  But when her rival in the air becomes her rival in love, Mittie has to figure out if the cost is worth it.

The Rescued - Marta Perry - #2 Keepers of the Promise - Judith is trying to mend a rift between her husband and his teenage brother.  She turns to a women from many years before who learned to ask for help from others.  Will Judith be able to stand up for her beliefs and help those she loves?

Agenda 21: Into the Shadows - Glenn Beck/Harriet Parke - Everything changed in America when the UN passed agenda 21.  Now the people live behind compound walls and serve the Authorities.  Emmeline and her husband have heard rumors of those who live outside the wall.  Are the rumors true?  Can Emmeline and David reach the "Shadows" before the Guard catches them?

To Capture Her Heart - Rebecca DeMarino - #2 The Southold Chronicles - 1653 on what will become Long Island, New York.  Heather Flower's wedding is interrupted when a rival tribe attacks and kills her groom.  Rescued by Dirk Van Buren she is brought to a friend home where Heather Flower needs to decide to follow her heart or stay true to her friend.

Hope Harbor - Irene Hannon - Life happens and Tracy finally finds her way back to the cranberry farm she never wanted to leave.  She also carries a tragic secret, one that makes her want to stay away from romance.  That is until she meets Michael, who has also sworn off romance.

Dani Pettrey