Book Spotlight #Giveaway! Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank #SameBeachNextYear

I have sooooo many books! The Book Spotlight Giveaway feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to clear my shelves, to share some of the many books I have, and to give someone else the opportunity to enjoy these treasures.

I've got the perfect beach read this week. I read this one when it came out in 2017. (Read my thoughts here.) I love this series and have enjoyed each one that I've read. I just adore this author's stories. 

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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Same Beach, Next Year

Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank
Lowcountry Tales #11

Hardcover, 384 pages
Published May 16th 2017 by William Morrow

New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family, and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart.

One enchanted summer, two couples begin a friendship that will last more than twenty years and transform their lives.

A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms, one of Charleston’s most stunning barrier islands, brings former sweethearts, Adam Stanley and Eve Landers together again. Their respective spouses, Eliza and Carl, fight sparks of jealousy flaring from their imagined rekindling of old flames. As Adam and Eve get caught up on their lives, their partners strike up a deep friendship—and flirt with an unexpected attraction—of their own.

Year after year, Adam, Eliza, Eve, and Carl eagerly await their reunion at Wild Dunes, a condominium complex at the island’s tip end, where they grow closer with each passing day, building a friendship that will withstand financial catastrophe, family tragedy, and devastating heartbreak. The devotion and love they share will help them weather the vagaries of time and enrich their lives as circumstances change, their children grow up and leave home, and their twilight years approach.

Bursting with the intoxicating richness of Dorothea Benton Frank’s beloved Lowcountry—the sultry sunshine, cool ocean breezes, icy cocktails, and starry velvet skies—Same Beach, Next Year is a dazzling celebration of the infrangible power of friendship, the enduring promise of summer, and the indelible bonds of love. 

About the author

Dorothea Benton Frank was a New York Times best-selling American novelist of Southern fiction. She worked in the apparel industry from 1972 until 1985 and then organized fundraisers as a volunteer, before becoming a novelist.

She is best known as the author of twenty novels placed in and around the Lowcountry of South Carolina. ~ Goodreads

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? May 29, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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I had a great week. I finished reading some wonderful books and I'm looking forward to my upcoming list of reads. The weather has been great so I've gotten some patio reading time in, which is always a wonderful thing. Both the university and the public schools are out for the summer so that means a lot less traffic in town, and the library. But we have some major road construction going on this summer and they are closing one of our major intersections. I am already fretting a little bit about how I am going to get to my favorite coffee house during construction. Yikes. 😏

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to


Allie and Bea: A Novel
by Catherine Ryan Hyde


Destination Wedding
by Deanna Lynn Sletten
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Same Beach, Next Year
by Dorothea Benton Frank
Read my thoughts here.


Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson

Saving Abby
by Steena Holmes
(audio-book)

What I am going to read next


The Beach Inn
by Joanne DeMaio

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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On Tour: Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank #TLCBookTours #SameBeachNextYear

Same Beach, Next Year: A Novel by Dorothea Benton Frank

Hardcover, 384 pages

Published May 16th 2017 by William Morrow

New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family, and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart.

One enchanted summer, two couples begin a friendship that will last more than twenty years and transform their lives.

A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms, one of Charleston’s most stunning barrier islands, brings former sweethearts, Adam Stanley and Eve Landers together again. Their respective spouses, Eliza and Carl, fight sparks of jealousy flaring from their imagined rekindling of old flames. As Adam and Eve get caught up on their lives, their partners strike up a deep friendship—and flirt with an unexpected attraction—of their own.

Year after year, Adam, Eliza, Eve, and Carl eagerly await their reunion at Wild Dunes, a condominium complex at the island’s tip end, where they grow closer with each passing day, building a friendship that will withstand financial catastrophe, family tragedy, and devastating heartbreak. The devotion and love they share will help them weather the vagaries of time and enrich their lives as circumstances change, their children grow up and leave home, and their twilight years approach.

Bursting with the intoxicating richness of Dorothea Benton Frank’s beloved Lowcountry—the sultry sunshine, cool ocean breezes, icy cocktails, and starry velvet skies—Same Beach, Next Year is a dazzling celebration of the infrangible power of friendship, the enduring promise of summer, and the indelible bonds of love.

Purchase Links

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My thoughts about Same Beach, Next Year ~~ 

(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)

First line—"The conversation that launched my need to tell you this whole crazy story actually came from our son Luke, who, like his twin, is practically an adult." 

I love this time of year when all the "beach reads" come out. I simply devour them. Same Beach, Next Year is a wonderful beach read in every way. Of course, the main characters are at the beach or a vacation setting. There is plenty of fun, as well as a good share of drama. Gotta have the drama, right? Dorothea always writes such great stories with unforgettable characters. I love getting lost in the pages of her books and I love when I can spend uninterrupted hours savoring her words.

Eliza thinks she has the perfect marriage and loves her husband very much. They meet a nice couple one year while on vacation and end up making it a yearly thing. It turns out that Adam and Eve knew each other when they were much younger. What a coincidence. The two couples become very close and enjoy their times together as they watch their children grow up. And then, secrets are revealed, secrets that may break the couples apart.

I loved watching Eliza as she finds the strength to finally do something for herself, as she discovers what makes her happy. This is a story full of fun, interesting characters and situations that will make you laugh and sometimes make you sad. But it will entertain you and make you want more. Same Beach, Next Year is the perfect book to put on your summer reading list this year.  

I received a copy of Same Beach, Next Year for the TLC Book Tour in exchange for my honest opinion. 

About the author

Photo by Debbie Zammit

New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. She resides in the New York area with her husband.

Connect with Dorothea

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Visit other stops on the tour! 

Tuesday, May 16th: Girl Who Reads
Wednesday, May 17th: bookchickdi
Thursday, May 18th: Kritters Ramblings
Friday, May 19th: Mom’s Small Victories
Monday, May 22nd: Stranded in Chaos
Tuesday, May 23rd: A Chick Who Reads
Wednesday, May 24th: Into the Hall of Books
Thursday, May 25th: Tina Says…
Friday, May 26th: The Book Bag
Monday, May 29th: Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
Tuesday, May 30th: A Bookish Way of Life
Wednesday, May 31st: Girls Just Reading
Thursday, June 1st: Jathan & Heather
Friday, June 2nd: 5 Minutes For Books

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? May 22, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are!

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We went from an absolutely lovely weekend to a week of cold temps and rain. Oh well, it's good for the grass, flowers, and gardens, right?

We've had a grandkiddo for sleepovers the last two weekends. One is 8 and the other one is 9. They are at the age where we can share some of our favorite movies with them. Last weekend, we watched the original Ghostbusters movie and yesterday we watched Raiders of the Lost Ark. the original Indiana Jones movie. It's just so much fun to introduce these classics to a new generation.  

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a great week. Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading/listening to


Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson
This is for my book club which is meeting later this week.


Saving Abby
by Steena Holmes
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1)
by Graeme Simsion
This is a great book and you should check out my giveaway here.

What I am going to read next


Same Beach, Next Year
by Dorothea Benton Frank

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!