It's Monday! What Are You Reading? May 24, 2021 #IMWAYR

  

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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Again, this is two week's worth of reads for me. I was out of town last weekend for my mother-in-law's 90th birthday celebration. What an accomplishment! 90 years!

It seems like we're making up for lost time as far as travel goes. We leave on Wednesday to spend a week with our son and his family in Florida. We have not seen them in person since October when they moved. They were just an hour away, now they are halfway across the US. So thankful for Facetime! But it will nice to get some real-life Nama hugs in. 💖

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. 

Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

The Little French Bridal Shop

by Jennifer Dupee 

Brotherhood in Death

(In Death #42)

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

What I recently finished

The Beachgoers

(The Seaside Saga #13)

by Joanne DeMaio

Read my thoughts here

Daughters of the Sea

by H.R. Mason

Read my thoughts here

The Clover Girls

by Viola Shipman

Read my thoughts here

Wonderment in Death

(In Death #41.5)

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

What I am going to read next

I'm not sure what's next. I'll be on vacation so I'll just see where my mood takes me. 😎

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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The Beachgoers by Joanne DeMaio ~ My Thoughts #TheBeachgoers

The Beachgoers

The Beachgoers by Joanne DeMaio

Series: The Seaside Saga #13

302 pages

Published May 10, 2021 by Joanne DeMaio

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes a heartfelt beach book like no other -- The Beachgoers, Book 13 of The Seaside Saga.

You know them on a first-name basis. Jason. Maris. Elsa. Shane. Celia. Kyle. Lauren and the rest of the Stony Point beach crew. So catch up on the enchanted evening sand and join your favorite friends on the Connecticut shore. In this deftly woven novel, love, secrets and surprises are in store.

The Seaside Saga on Goodreads

My thoughts about The Beachgoers ~~

(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 line.)

First line—"Turns out the stranger is no stranger at all, 

I just got done with another great visit to Stony Point. I love going there and seeing all the characters I've come to think of as friends. Sure, there's drama, isn't there always when you get a group of people together, but there's plenty of friendship and love as well. 

Some secrets are finally revealed, some issues are finally resolved but in this author's true form, there are more secrets and issues to take their places. It's what keeps me reading—I need to find out more—and Joanna's leaves the reader hanging at the end of this one. I love it and can't wait for the next book. 

I loved The Beachgoers. It was a very satisfying read and one that I highly recommend. You really need to add it to your summer reading list. The whole series is wonderful! 

I received a copy of The Beachgoers from the author and this is my honest opinion.

About the author

Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She enjoys writing about friendship, family, love and choices, while setting her stories in New England towns or by the sea.

Joanne’s books include the New York Times Bestseller Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans, the first in her ongoing and groundbreaking Seaside Saga. These eleven (and counting) novels journey with a group of beach friends, much the way a TV series does, continuing with the same cast of characters and their storylines from book-to-book.

Joanne’s winter novels have also received much acclaim. These heartwarming standalones are set in the same snowy New England town. Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes became a USA Today Bestseller, and has been featured in national magazines and Six Flags theme parks.

In addition, Joanne’s debut novel, Whole Latte Life, won first place in a competition at BookExpo America and was named a Kirkus Reviews Critics’ Pick. Her other novels have appeared in Redbook, First for Women magazine, Southern Living, USA Today and more. ~ Author's website

Connect with Joanne

Website | Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter | Instagram

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