A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY by Lauren Grodstein

A very jumbled story for me.  The storyline jumped all around in time, which made it hard to transition at times.

Two families, parents all went to college together.  Pete and Joe are both Doctors, Pete has one son and Joe has several children.  They vacation together and live close to each other.  Then Joes daughter kills her premature baby, no one knew she was pregnant.  This sets off a chain of events and  for Pete he cant get over her killing the baby.  She is gone for a long time then suddenly is back home and interested in Petes son who at 20 is 10 years her junior.

AMAZON - A Friend of the Family

SANDY SAYS 2/3 STARS

THE SOUND OF GLASS by Karen White

A fun and quick read by Karen.  Merritt moves to South Carolina to move into her deceased husbands home that she knew nothing about.  Her step mother and half brother show up on her doorstep hoping she will allow them to stay.  Merritt has built a wall around herself to protect herself and was just wanting to be left alone.  Little does she know her whole world is about to change.  As she discovers secrets about her husband and his family and even the secret her step mother is trying to hide.

I was lucky enough to attend a book signing meet and greet with Karen at the Vero Beach Book Center

AMAZON - The Sound of Glass

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

SHEM CREEK-a Lowcountry Tale by Dorothea Benton Frank

A fun and fast read by Dorothea.   What would you do if you had two teenage daughters, one getting out of control, and divorced living up north in the cold weather?  Pack them up and move home to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.  Her sister is waiting to welcome her and her daughters back.  She has no job and has yet to tell the girls that the move is permanent.

I was able to attend a meet and greet and autograph session with Dorothea at the Vero Beach Book Center

AMAZON - Shem Creek-a Lowcountry Tale

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES by Dorothea Benton Frank

Very fast and good read.  As the title says it is about a group of single ladies who are friends.  Kathy is in hospice care and dying from cancer.  Her friends Suzanne and Carrie visit all the time and get to know some of the staff including one of the nurses Lisa.  After Kathy passes away the three become friends and begin to get to know each other.  Add in Suzanne's 99 year old grandmother and you have an awesome read.
I was able to meet Dorothea / Dottie at a book signing at the Vero Beach Book Center and had this book autographed by her.

AMAZON - All the Single Ladies

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS

LOVE LETTERS-a Rose Harbor Novel by Debbie Macomber

Another quick and fun read of Debbie's.  She takes us back to the Inn at Rose Harbor with new guests arriving at the Inn. Jo Marie can not get Mark her handyman to spill his story and it becomes more important to her to find out.  One of her guests is a young woman arriving to meet a man in person for the first time.  The other couple appear to be having marital problems.  

AMAZON - Love Letters-a Rose Harbor Novel

SANDY SAYS 3/3 STARS