On Folly Beach by Karen White

On Folly Beach

By Karen White  

NAL Trade

ISBN-13: 978-0451229212

Folly Beach, South Carolina, has survived despite hurricanes and war. But it’s the personal battles of Folly Beach’s residents that have left the most scars, and why a young widow has been beckoned there to heal her own…

To most people, Folly Beach is simply the last barrier island before reaching the great Atlantic. To some, it’s a sanctuary for lost souls, which is why Emmy Hamilton’s mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Folly’s Finds, hoping it will distract Emmy from the loss of her husband.

Emmy is at first resistant. So much has already changed. But after finding love letters and an image of a beautiful bottle tree in a box of used books from Folly’s Finds, she decides to take the plunge. But the seller insists on one condition: Emmy must allow Lulu, the late owner’s difficult sister, to continue selling her bottle trees from its back yard.

For the most part Emmy ignores Lulu as she sifts through the love letters, wanting to learn more. But the more she discovers about the letters, the more she understands Lulu. As details of a possible murder and a mysterious disappearance during WWII are revealed, the two women discover that circumstances beyond their control, sixty years apart, have brought them together, here on Folly Beach. And it is here that their war-ravaged hearts can find hope for a second chance…

Karen White never disappoints.  In her newest release, On Folly Beach, she brings us not one, but two poignantly insightful and dramatic stories, masterfully woven together, that delve into the hearts and minds of her many unforgettable characters.

You will laugh.  You will cry.  You will smell the pluff mud and the unmistakable scent of the ocean.  You will hear the swing music and the sound of dancing on the pier in the moonlight.  And you will want your own bottle tree – not just to keep the bad spirits away – but to keep the magic and romance of On Folly Beach alive.

Pick it up as soon as you can.  You won’t be disappointed.