Book Spotlight #Giveaway! The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews #TheHighTideClub

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 read and reviewed this book when it came out and loved it! You can read my thoughts here. Mary Kay recently released Hello, Summer, another great beach read. My thoughts about that book are here.

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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The High Tide Club

The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews
ARC, 480 pages
Published May 8th 2018 by St. Martin's Press

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders comes a delightful new novel about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations.

When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine’s cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client of a prestigious Atlanta law firm.

Over a few meetings, the ailing Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, secrets, betrayal and a long-unsolved murder. She tells Brooke she is hiring her for two reasons: to protect her island and legacy from those who would despoil her land, and secondly, to help her make amends with the heirs of the long dead women who were her closest friends, the girls of The High Tide Club—so named because of their youthful skinny dipping escapades—Millie, Ruth and Varina. When Josephine dies with her secrets intact, Brooke is charged with contacting Josephine’s friends’ descendants and bringing them together on Talisa for a reunion of women who’ve actually never met.

The High Tide Club is Mary Kay Andrews at her Queen of the Beach Reads best, a compelling and witty tale of romance thwarted, friendships renewed, justice delivered, and true love found.

About the author

Mary Kay Andrews is the pen name of American writer Kathy Hogan Trocheck, based in Atlanta, who has authored a number of best-selling books under the Andrews pen name since 2002.

Trochek graduated from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree in 1976. She worked as a reporter at a number of papers, and spent 11 years as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before leaving to write fiction full-time in 1991. She published ten mystery novels under her own name between 1992 and 2000, and switched to the Andrews pen name in 2002 to author Savannah Blues, which marked a change in her style to more Southern-flavored themes. ~ Goodreads

Connect with Mary Kay 

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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Book Spotlight Giveaway! The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews

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

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I read and reviewed this book when it came out and loved it! You can read my thoughts here.

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

The High Tide Club

The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews
ARC, 480 pages
Published May 8th 2018 by St. Martin's Press

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders comes a delightful new novel about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations.

When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine’s cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client of a prestigious Atlanta law firm.

Over a few meetings, the ailing Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, secrets, betrayal and a long-unsolved murder. She tells Brooke she is hiring her for two reasons: to protect her island and legacy from those who would despoil her land, and secondly, to help her make amends with the heirs of the long dead women who were her closest friends, the girls of The High Tide Club—so named because of their youthful skinny dipping escapades—Millie, Ruth and Varina. When Josephine dies with her secrets intact, Brooke is charged with contacting Josephine’s friends’ descendants and bringing them together on Talisa for a reunion of women who’ve actually never met.

The High Tide Club is Mary Kay Andrews at her Queen of the Beach Reads best, a compelling and witty tale of romance thwarted, friendships renewed, justice delivered, and true love found.

    

About the author

Mary Kay Andrews is the pen name of American writer Kathy Hogan Trocheck, based in Atlanta, who has authored a number of best-selling books under the Andrews pen name since 2002.

Trochek graduated from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree in 1976. She worked as a reporter at a number of papers, and spent 11 years as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before leaving to write fiction full-time in 1991. She published ten mystery novels under her own name between 1992 and 2000, and switched to the Andrews pen name in 2002 to author Savannah Blues, which marked a change in her style to more Southern-flavored themes.

Connect with Mary Kay 

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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Release Day! The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews ~ My Thoughts

Happy Release Day!!

The High Tide Club

The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews
Print and e-book, 480 pages
Published May 8th 2018 by St. Martin's Press

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders comes a delightful new novel about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations.

When ninety-nine-year-old heiress Josephine Bettendorf Warrick summons Brooke Trappnell to Talisa Island, her 20,000 acre remote barrier island home, Brooke is puzzled. Everybody in the South has heard about the eccentric millionaire mistress of Talisa, but Brooke has never met her. Josephine’s cryptic note says she wants to discuss an important legal matter with Brooke, who is an attorney, but Brooke knows that Mrs. Warrick has long been a client of a prestigious Atlanta law firm.

Over a few meetings, the ailing Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, secrets, betrayal and a long-unsolved murder. She tells Brooke she is hiring her for two reasons: to protect her island and legacy from those who would despoil her land, and secondly, to help her make amends with the heirs of the long dead women who were her closest friends, the girls of The High Tide Club—so named because of their youthful skinny dipping escapades—Millie, Ruth and Varina. When Josephine dies with her secrets intact, Brooke is charged with contacting Josephine’s friends’ descendants and bringing them together on Talisa for a reunion of women who’ve actually never met.

The High Tide Club is Mary Kay Andrews at her Queen of the Beach Reads best, a compelling and witty tale of romance thwarted, friendships renewed, justice delivered, and true love found.

    

My thoughts about The High Tide Club ~~

(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 three young women stared down at the hole they'd just dug. Their gauzy pastel dresses were rumpled and slightly damp, and the heels of their dainty sandals made them teeter precariously on the rounded oyster shell mound."

Mary Kay Andrews is one of my must-read authors. I just love her stories. The High Tide Club was an amazing journey into another fabulous world that she has created.

Brooke gets a call from Josephine Bettendorf Warrick, a women who wants to make amends to some old friends before it's too late. As Brooke goes about tracking down the families of the original members of the High Tide Club, she discovers the secrets from long ago—secrets that even involve her own family.

This story was not the typical 'beach read" story that I was expecting. There is suspense, intrigue, old secrets, new deceptions, old friends, new friendships, twists I didn't see coming, characters I loved, some shady characters, and a few who surprised me by their actions.

As always, with one of Mary Kay's books, I was swept away to another place, a place filled with intriguing people, all of whom led interesting, intertwined lives, characters who will stay with me long after the book is closed.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Congratulations Mary Kay, 

on the release today of your wonderful book, 

The High Tide Club! 

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About the author

Mary Kay Andrews is the pen name of American writer Kathy Hogan Trocheck, based in Atlanta, who has authored a number of best-selling books under the Andrews pen name since 2002.

Trochek graduated from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree in 1976. She worked as a reporter at a number of papers, and spent 11 years as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before leaving to write fiction full-time in 1991. She published ten mystery novels under her own name between 1992 and 2000, and switched to the Andrews pen name in 2002 to author Savannah Blues, which marked a change in her style to more Southern-flavored themes.

Connect with Mary Kay 

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? May 7, 2018

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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Another busy week just passed with more grandkiddo time and less reading time. Some day I'll catch up and I do love being able to spend so much time with the young ones. 

The weather here has been beautiful with warmer, sunny days and storms in the evenings. I love thunderstorms! As long as they don't turn into tornados 😀

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

What I'm currently reading

Clutch
by Lisa Becker
This has a new cover and 5 more bags chapters. Fun!!

Sailing out of Darkness (Carolina Coast #4)
by Normandie Fischer
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

The High Tide Club
by Mary Kay Andrews
Release day is tomorrow and I'll be posting my thoughts then.

Echo Moon (A Ghost Gifts Novel Book 3)
by Laura Spinella

This series is so good! Releases May 22nd.

What I am going to read next

Hear the Crickets (The Gibborim #1)
by B.J. Sheldon 

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? April 30, 2018

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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Well, I didn't post last Monday because we were on vacation in the Black Hills so this is two weeks worth of reading. I, of course, had unrealistic expectations on the number of books I would get read. Alas, vacation sightseeing got in the way. But we had a great time! 

And then after we got back, I had such a busy week with most of my evenings booked and that really cut into my reading time as well. This past weekend we ended up babysitting 4 of our 8 grandkids, with the oldest being 14 (not too hard), the youngest only 15 months old (high maintenance), and the other two right in the middle. Needless to say, there was no reading for me all weekend. 

I am so ready to get in some quality reading time and I have quite a few posts to write as well. Someday I'll get caught up, right? 

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

What I'm currently reading

Echo Moon (A Ghost Gifts Novel Book 3)
by Laura Spinella

This series is so good! Releases May 22nd.

Sailing out of Darkness (Carolina Coast #4)
by Normandie Fischer
(audio-book)

What I recently finished

Henry's Sisters
by Cathy Lamb 
This was a book club pick. It was my first Cathy Lamb book, won't be my last.

Every Single Secret
by Emily Carpenter
Fabulous! Releases May 1st.

The Forgotten Ones
by Steena Holmes

(audio-book)
Amazing!

Broken Wide (Mindjack: Zeph #3)
by Susan Kaye Quinn
Great ending to an exciting series!

What I am going to read next

The High Tide Club
by Mary Kay Andrews
I love her books!

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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