Naomi Dawn Musch

If lollygagging on a hammock with a book or an eReader is your idea of perfect summer bliss (there aren't really people who dream of doing something better on vacation, are there?) then I have 4 books to suggest for your escapism pleasure before the season ends. The genres are highlighted and purchase links listed.

1.      One of my top picks for the year so far has been Lady in the Mist by Laura Alice Eakes. If you don't actually live near the sea, get a feel for the beach in this historical work that has you feeling the sand and sea salt on your skin. Romance and danger abound as Ms. Eakes explores the adventure and drama surrounding British conscription of American citizens in the early 1800s. Throw into the mix a debonair, British, indentured servant whose reasons for being in America are highly suspect, and the town's midwife who's lost her betrothed to the British ships and who also knows the townfolks' deepest secrets, and you've got a romantic adventure that will sweep you away. http://tinyurl.com/42yjgrk

2.      Fellow Wisconsinite, Lisa Lickel captured my attention big time with her themes in Meander Scar, a contemporary novel involving an older woman still married to her missing husband, and the much younger man who's come into her life. Ms. Lickel used a deft hand in taking on this edgy, taboo subject, layering the story in weavings of mystery as the heroine tries to discover the truth about her husband, and desire as the younger man, a one-time friend of her son's, makes his love and longing for her known. There are no easy solutions, which made the story a romantic and realistic read. And... the ending took me by surprise! http://tinyurl.com/4x4n7xj

And I really hope you'll download my books if you haven't checked them out yet.

3.      It's a perfect time to read The Green Veil because book 2 in the Empire in Pine series, The Red Fury, will release in October. You will just have time get swept up in this generational, historical saga before it does.

The Green Veil tells the story of Colette Palmer, a woman who makes her vows to the wrong man, just before the right one finds her.

Colette loved Manason as a girl. But as a woman in Wisconsin's virgin pine country where lumber barons rule private empires, and the wilderness dishes out its own form of justice, her vow is to his enemy. Forced to choose between them, Colette's faith and an empire in pine hang in the balance. http://tinyurl.com/3nynthp    Also, here's an excerpt:

http://www.naomimusch.com/excerptthegreenveil.htm

4.      Lastly, if you want to gobble up a book in an afternoon at the beach, try Heart Not Taken, my contemporary novella (70 pages) about high school teacher Sean Heart who's tried to put aside an indiscretion in his past while also struggling to forgive his mentor's betrayal. But just when beautiful landscaper Jordyn Delaney seems about to set his world aright, his worst fears are realized. The past is back.  And she's brought his secrets with her. http://tinyurl.com/44pdrd3

I hope you add some or all of thesebooks to your list. There's plenty of summer left to relax and float away on a great story!