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In his prime, spry senior Truman Kicklighter had been a first-rate reporter for the Associated Press. But not even the hottest story from his newshound days can rival the recent goings-on at the sleepy Fountain of Youth Residential Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Hattie Kavanaugh went to work restoring homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at eighteen, married the boss’s son at twenty, and became a widow at twenty-five. Now, she’s passionate about her work, but that’s the only passion in her life. “Never love something that can’t love you back,” is advice her father-in-law gives her, but Hattie doesn’t follow it and falls head-over-heels for a money pit of a house. She’s determined to make it work, but disaster after disaster occurs, and Hattie’s dream might cost Kavanaugh & Son their livelihood.

Keeley Murdock's wedding to A.J. Jernigan should have been the social event of the season. But when she catches her fiance doing the deed with her maid of honor at the country club rehearsal dinner, all bets are off. And so is the wedding. Keeley pitches the hissy fit of the century, earning herself instant notoriety in the small town of Madison, Georgia.

When 99-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. Over the course of a few meetings, Josephine spins a tale of old friendships, dark secrets, betrayal, and a long-unsolved murder. She wants Brooke to help her make amends with the heirs of the women who were her closest friends....

Conley Hawkins left her family’s small town newspaper, The Silver Bay Beacon, in the rearview mirror years ago. Now a star reporter for a big-city paper, Conley is exactly where she wants to be and is about to take a fancy new position in Washington, DC. Or so she thinks. When the new job goes up in smoke, Conley finds herself right back where she started, working for her sister, who is trying to keep The Silver Bay Beacon afloat - and she doesn’t exactly have warm feelings for Conley. Soon, she is given the unenviable task of overseeing the local gossip column.

Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They've been divorced for four years, she's engaged to a terrific new guy, and she's ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins to realize that maybe she's been given a second chance.

When newly divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labor of love - but Ivy didn't bargain on just how much labor. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk that it's a full-time job sorting through all of it. At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit - beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a suit she finds a note written in a childish hand.

Twas the night before Christmas, and Savannah was breezy. But there's trouble afoot—and it's heading toward Weezie. Seems BeBe’s been holding a big secret back that would make Santa’s reindeer stop dead in their tracks. Can these two best friends wriggle out of these twists? Will they do it in time to ensure Christmas Bliss?

As a movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game. But her last project literally went up in flames, and her career is on the verge of flaming out. Greer has been given one more chance, if she can find the perfect undiscovered beach hideaway for a big-budget movie. She zeroes in on a sleepy Florida panhandle town called Cypress Key. There's one motel, a marina, a long stretch of pristine beach and an old fishing pier with a community casino-which will be perfect for the film's explosive climax.

In a suburban Atlanta neighborhood where divorce is as rampant as kudzu, Mary Bliss McGowan doesn't notice that her own marriage is in trouble until the summer night she finds a note from her husband, telling her he's gone. Stunned and humiliated, a desperate Mary Bliss, left behind with 17-year-old daughter Erin and a mountain of debt, decides to salvage what's left of her life by telling one little bitty lie.

Eloise Foley, known to her friends as Weezie, has been through the divorce from hell. Her ex-husband Tal (aka Talmadge Evans III) was awarded their house in Savannah's historic district, the house that Weezie had spent years painstakingly restoring to its original splendor. Weezie was awarded the two-bedroom carriage house on the same property. Each was sure the other would sell.

After 10 years of cleaning up the dirt on Atlanta's streets, Callahan Garrity is trading in her badge for a broom and a staff of house cleaners. But, though the uniform is a little different, Callahan soon finds herself right back in the middle of a mystery when a client's pretty, pious 19-year-old nanny is gone...along with the jewelry, silver, and a few rather sensitive real estate documents. Before she knows it, the meticulous Callahan is up to her elbows in a case involving illicit love triangles, crooked business deals, long-distance scams, and a dead body.

Mary Kay Andrews' audiobook is the story of five people questioning everything they ever thought they knew about life. Five people on a journey that will uncover their secrets and point them on the path to forgiveness. Five people who each need a sea change, and one month in a summer rental that might just give it to them.

We're four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent bookstores bound us together. Now we want to share and celebrate stories—of the books we’ve written, the ones we’re reading now, and the art of writing—with each other and the guest authors we invite to join us. If you love books and are curious about the writing world, you’re in the right place.

Chef extraordinaire Gina Foxton doesn't expect anything to be handed to her on a platter. After years of hard work, the former runner-up Miss Teen Vidalia Onion is now the host of her own local Georgia public television show called Fresh Start, and she's dating the show's producer.

Vom Glück, nach Hause zu kommen: Ein Sommerroman zum Genießen von Bestsellerautorin Mary Kay Andrews. Anfangs ist die investigative Journalistin Conley Hawkins gar nicht begeistert, als es sie nach Florida in ihre kleine Heimatstadt verschlägt. Doch der familieneigenen Zeitung geht es nicht gut. Conley setzt alles daran, sie mit ihrer Schwester zusammen zu retten. Im Strandhaus ihrer Großmutter lernt Conley, dass auch Regionaljournalismus Sensationen bereithält. Und dass aus alten Verletzungen neue Liebe entstehen kann.

Versteck gesucht, Liebe gefunden. Letty und Maya, ihre vierjährige Nichte, müssen nach einem Schicksalsschlag ganz neu anfangen: Ihr altes Leben haben sie zurückgelassen, im sonnigen Florida suchen die beiden nach einem neuen Zuhause. Übergangsweise landen sie in einer kleinen Pension am Strand. Je mehr Letty und Maya sich dort einleben und an die eigenwilligen Stammgäste gewöhnen, desto schwerer fällt es ihnen, wieder zu gehen. Auch Joe, der häufiger in der Pension nach dem Rechten sieht, kann sich sein Leben bald nicht mehr ohne sie vorstellen. Aber Letty muss sich erst ihrer dunklen Vergangenheit stellen.

Neue Liebe zwischen alten Mauern. Hattie Kavanaugh hätte es besser wissen müssen: Als professionelle Bauunternehmerin hätte sie die Finger von dem Haus in Savannah lassen sollen, in das sie gerade ihre gesamten Ersparnisse gesteckt hat. Als unüberwindbare bauliche Probleme auftauchen, muss sie zugeben, dass sie dringend Geld braucht. Mo Lopez kann ihr genau das bieten, denn er ist TV-Produzent und auf der Suche nach einer neuen Show. Als er die junge Frau vor der Bruchbude sieht, hat er die Idee: Eine Show, in der alte Häuser liebevoll restauriert werden sollen.

Gerade noch war das Leben von Lifestyle-Bloggerin Grace perfekt. Bis sie ihren Mann mit einer anderen erwischt und vor lauter Wut sein Luxuscabrio im Pool versenkt. Das Gericht verdonnert sie zum Besuch einer Gruppentherapie. Glücklicherweise sind die anderen vier Teilnehmer genauso entsetzt von ihrer Therapeutin wie Grace, so dass sie beschließen, ihre eigene Gruppensitzung abzuhalten - jeden Mittwochabend in der Strandbar "The Sandbox".

Wenn das kleine Cottage ihrer Großeltern nicht wäre, würde Drue Campbell den neuen Job in der Anwaltskanzlei ihres Vaters nicht aushalten. Überhaupt fühlt sie sich in ihrem Leben gerade etwas verloren. Das Strandhäuschen mit seinem alten Charme und den vielen schönen Erinnerungen gibt ihr Halt. Dann stößt Drue auf finanzielle Unregelmäßigkeiten bei einem Fall, den die Kanzlei betreut hat, und sie macht sich daran, die Wahrheit herausfinden. Viel Zeit für die Liebe bleibt ihr bei all der Aufregung nicht. Aber auch wer nicht sucht, der findet.