The Book Bag: White Sand Blue Sea

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Saturday, August 17, 2019

Book Spotlight Giveaway! White Sand, Blue Sea by Anita Hughes #WhiteSandBlueSea

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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This week I have an ARC of a wonderful book that I read when it came out. Read my thoughts here. I felt like I was on vacation the whole time I was reading it. Now it's someone else's turn to vacation in St. Barts.

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

White Sand, Blue Sea

White Sand, Blue Sea: A St. Barts Love Story by Anita Hughes
ARC, 288 pages
Published April 11th 2017 by St. Martin's Griffin

Olivia Miller is standing on the porch of her mother and stepfather's plantation style villa in St. Barts. They have been coming here every April for years but she is always thrilled to see the horseshoe-shaped bay of Gustavia and white sand of Gouverneur's Beach. This trip should be particularly exciting because she is celebrating her twenty-fifth birthday and hoping that Finn, her boyfriend of four years, will propose.

The only person who won't be here is her father, Sebastian, who she hasn’t seen in twenty years. He’s a well-known artist and crisscrosses the globe, painting and living in exotic locations like Kenya and China. When Sebastian walks unexpectedly walks through the door and floats back into Olivia’s life like a piece of bad driftwood she never knew she wanted, she starts to wondering if her world is too narrow. She questions the dreams and the relationship she’s always thought she wanted. But there seems to be more to the story than an innocent fatherly visit, and Olivia must decide if love is more important than truth.

Set on St. Barts, the jewel of the Caribbean, White Sand, Blue Sea is a heartwarming story about romance and adventure, and most importantly, about knowing yourself, and what makes you happy.

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About the Author

Anita Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia. She attended UC Berkeley's Masters in Creative Writing program. She is the author of MONARCH BEACH, MARKET STREET, LAKE COMO, FRENCH COAST, ROME IN LOVE, ISLAND IN THE SEA, SANTORINI SUNSETS, CHRISTMAS IN PARIS, WHITE SAND, BLUE SEA, EMERALD COAST, CHRISTMAS IN LONDON and CALIFORNIA SUMMER, and CHRISTMAS IN VERMONT published by St. Martin's Press. ROME IN LOVE is coming to the HALLMARK channel in July, 2019! ~ Goodreads

Connect with Anita

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Release Day: White Sand, Blue Sea by Anita Hughes

Happy Release Day!

White Sand, Blue Sea

White Sand, Blue Sea: A St. Barts Love Story by Anita Hughes
Print and ebook, 288 pages
Published: April 11th 2017 by St. Martin's Griffin

Olivia Miller is standing on the porch of her mother and stepfather's plantation style villa in St. Barts. They have been coming here every April for years but she is always thrilled to see the horseshoe shaped bay of Gustavia and white sand of Gouverneur's Beach. This trip should be particularly exciting because she is celebrating her twenty-fifth birthday and hoping that Finn, her boyfriend of four years, will propose.

The only person who won't be here is her father, Sebastian, who she hasn’t seen in twenty years. He’s a well-known artist and crisscrosses the globe, painting and living in exotic locations like Kenya and China. When Sebastian walks unexpectedly walks through the door and floats back into Olivia’s life like a piece of bad driftwood she never knew she wanted, she starts to wondering if her world is too narrow. She questions the dreams and the relationship she’s always thought she wanted. But there seems to be more to the story than an innocent fatherly visit, and Olivia must decide if love is more important than truth.

Set on St. Barts, the jewel of the Caribbean, White Sand, Blue Sea is a heartwarming story about romance and adventure, and most importantly, about knowing yourself, and what makes you happy.

Congrats to Anita

on the release of her fabulous new novel,

White Sand. Blue Sea!

I read an ARC of this book and I loved it.

You can read my thoughts here.

About the author

Anita Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia and had a charmed childhood that included petting koala bears, riding the waves on Bondi Beach, and putting an occasional shrimp on the barbie. Her writing career began at the age of eight, when she won a national writing contest in The Australian newspaper, and was named "One of Australia's Next Best Writers." (She still has the newspaper clipping.)

She received a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Bard College, and attended UC Berkeley's Masters in Creative Writing program.

Her debut novel Monarch Beach was released in June 2012, followed by Market Street and Lake Como in 2013. French Coast and Rome in Love were released in 2015.

Island in the Sea: A Majorca LoveStory and Santorini Sunsets and her first holiday novel, Christmas in Paris, were released in 2016.

White Sand, Blue Seas: A St Barts Love Story is coming on April 11th, 2017, followed by Emerald Coast on August 1st, 2017 and Christmas in London on October 3rd, 2017.

She lives in Dana Point, CA with her family, where she interrupts her writing to watch the glorious sunsets.

Connect with Anita

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

White Sand, Blue Sea by Anita Hughes ~ My Thoughts

White Sand, Blue Sea

White Sand, Blue Sea: A St. Barts Love Story by Anita Hughes
Print and ebook, 288 pages
Expected publication: April 11th 2017 by St. Martin's Griffin

Olivia Miller is standing on the porch of her mother and stepfather's plantation style villa in St. Barts. They have been coming here every April for years but she is always thrilled to see the horseshoe shaped bay of Gustavia and white sand of Gouverneur's Beach. This trip should be particularly exciting because she is celebrating her twenty-fifth birthday and hoping that Finn, her boyfriend of four years, will propose.

The only person who won't be here is her father, Sebastian, who she hasn’t seen in twenty years. He’s a well-known artist and crisscrosses the globe, painting and living in exotic locations like Kenya and China. When Sebastian walks unexpectedly walks through the door and floats back into Olivia’s life like a piece of bad driftwood she never knew she wanted, she starts to wondering if her world is too narrow. She questions the dreams and the relationship she’s always thought she wanted. But there seems to be more to the story than an innocent fatherly visit, and Olivia must decide if love is more important than truth.

Set on St. Barts, the jewel of the Caribbean, White Sand, Blue Sea is a heartwarming story about romance and adventure, and most importantly, about knowing yourself, and what makes you happy.

My thoughts about White Sand, Blue Sea ~~

(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—"It was late morning and the sky was bright blue and the sun was the color of honey."

This is the second Anita Hughes story that I have read and I love being taken to the worlds she creates. St. Barts in the Caribbean is the local of this book and I felt like I was on a vacation with friends.

Olivia is preparing to celebrate her 25th birthday and expecting an engagement ring from her boyfriend but what she gets is an unexpected visitor; her father whom she has not seen in 20 years. Emotions and loyalties get all jumbled up as everyone tries to adjust to the appearance of this long lost person from their past.

The evolvement of the relationships was what made this story a page turner. It was interesting watching them all try to figure out what they wanted, and what they needed to be happy. As I mentioned, reading one of Anita's books is like taking a vacation and I am glad I took this trip to St. Barts.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily reviewing it.

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Monday, April 3, 2017

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? April 3, 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 had a pretty quiet week here. The weather is starting to turn around and we are having some beautiful days.

March into April is a busy birthday time for us. Looking at my calendar, we have 16 birthdays between both extended families, ending with mine on April 22nd. 😀 Party, party!! I'm thinking I might hold a special birthday giveaway post. What do you think I should do? 🎈🎂🎉

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

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