Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Waiting on Wednesday #78 - Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews


"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. 


Expected publication: May 19, 2015
by St. Martin's Press

Synopsis from Goodreads.com:
Greer Hennessy is a struggling movie location scout. Her last location shoot ended in disaster when a film crew destroyed property on an avocado grove. And Greer ended up with the blame.

Now Greer has been given one more chance—a shot at finding the perfect undiscovered beach town for a big budget movie. She zeroes in on a sleepy Florida panhandle town. 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 climax—when the bad guys blow it up in an all-out assault on the townspeople.

Greer slips into town and is ecstatic to find the last unspoilt patch of the Florida gulf coast. She takes a room at the only motel in town and starts working her charm. However, she finds a formidable obstacle in the town mayor, Eben Thinadeaux. Eben is a born-again environmentalist who’s seen huge damage done to the town by a huge paper company. The bay has only recently been re-born, a fishing industry has sprung up, and Eben has no intention of letting anybody screw with his town again. The only problem is that he finds Greer way too attractive for his own good, and knows that her motivation is in direct conflict with his.  

Will true love find a foothold in this small beach town before it’s too late and disaster strikes?  Told with Mary Kay Andrews inimitable wit and charm, Beach Town is this year’s summer beach read!

 Why am I anticipating this book? 
I enjoy Mary Kay Andrews writing. She is often funny in a way that recognizes the crazy ways that people act. If it was straight up romance, honestly I might not read it. But the humor, plus she is a local author, make it more than worth reading her books.

What  book are you waiting on this week? Please share it or a link in the comments so we can check it out. Happy Reading!

8 comments:

  1. You know that summer is coming when the summer feel covers begin appearing. I love it. Nice pick!

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    1. Thanks! Yep. It looks to me like it would make a good beach/vacation read.

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  2. You had me at beach...and Mary Kay Andrews. Love her books, and this one is going on my list. Thanks! And thanks for visiting my blog.

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  3. Thanks! I hope you like your nonfiction choice too!

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  4. I don't think I've read this author, although I probably need to! Great pick!
    Check out my WOW

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    1. Mary Kay Andrews is funny and spot on when it comes to social situations. I haven't been disappointed yet. Thanks for coming by!

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  5. I don't think I've read any of her books, but it sounds like something I'd enjoy. Thanks for sharing!

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