Mule's Big Day

Today we have an excerpt from "Mule's Big Day" by Will Hopkins.

But first let's read his blurb. 

Mule Dantone woke this morning with a jackhammer hangover and a missing wallet. Worse, the redhead also nicked his new TV and rent’s due tomorrow.  But it’s a pretty summer morning in old Ocean View, and Mule’s got a plan.

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First Landing

Today we have an excerpt from "First Landing" by Will Hopkins.

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1607. Exhausted English sailors step onto the wind-swept beach of a strange new land. Unsure of what lies in the dark forests beyond the dunes, and fearful of Spanish attack from the sea, the men leave this forbidding place to find safer harbor.  Except two men. This is their tale.

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Gatlins Come To EB

Today we have an excerpt from "Gatlins Come To EB" by Elizabeth Kimball.

But first let's read her blurb. 

Cate Gatlin's life is about to change. When her military husband receives unexpected orders, this new Navy wife finds herself on a whirlwind search for a new home in Norfolk, Virginia. Little does she know, a new world of possibilities awaits her in East Beach.

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Prodigal

Today we have an excerpt from "Prodigal" by Mike Owens.

But first let's read his blurb. 

When he got up that morning, Lou Ballantine had the feeling that something wasn't right. By mid-afternoon he knew why.

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Forays Into Sailing

Today we have an excerpt from "Forays Into Sailing" by Mary-Jac O'Daniel.

But first let's read her blurb. 

Chance encounters sometimes provide the best opportunities for adventures, and new hobbies. “Foray’s into Sailing” describes Emily’s first sailing adventure. The story is a tribute to one of the sailing icons of the community, who was taken too soon.

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The Proposal

Today we have an excerpt from "The Proposal" by Gina Buzby, Jayne Ormerod and Jenny Sparks.

But first let's read their blurb. 

A unique proposal goes forward despite a sad history, an old boyfriend, and an artistically-challenged fiancée

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Breast of Friends

Today we have an excerpt from "Breast of Friends" by Jenny Sparks.

But first lets read her blurb.

Friendship can grow in unexpected circumstances. Grace and Judy are at different stages of life but they develop a wonderful bond as one of them deals with the fallout from a breast cancer diagnosis.

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Comings And Goings

Today we have an excerpt from "Comings And Goings" by Karen Harris.

First let's check out her blurb.

Do you ever wonder, as you walk your dog, push a stroller, or meander the shady streets of your neighborhood, “Who is moving into the corner house?”   “Which neighbor is filling that moving van?”  Like a photograph, Comings and Goings gives a glimpse into those lives unknown.

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Plein Blackmail

Today we have an excerpt from "Plein Blackmail" by Gina Buzby.

But first let's read her blurb. 

An already stressed, young artist becomes the victim of a threatening blackmailer simultaneously as she embarks on a new relationship with a police detective.

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The Mermaid

Today we have an excerpt from "Mermaid" by Jamie McAllister.

But first let's read her blurb. 

Tad Phillips just lost his job and his apartment. When he is haunted by a mermaid in East Beach, he thinks he may also be losing his mind.

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Dance Lesson

Today we have an excerpt from "Dance Lesson" by Skip McLamb.

But first let's read his blurb. 

Soon after his retirement from the Coast Guard, Chief Buddy McCain receives unexpected news and is launched on an interesting voyage to destinations way out of his comfort zone.

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Tag! You're Dead

Today we have an excerpt from "Tag!  You're Dead" by Michelle Davenport.

But first let's read her blurb. 

What would you do if you woke up on a beach with no memory of how you got there or what happened?  And you were completely alone.  Missy’s about to find out.

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Dead Drop

Today we have an excerpt from "Dead Drop" by Patrick Clark.

But first let's read his blurb. 

East Beach’s Private Investigator, Cole Draper is back at it.  There has been unusual drone activity in the neighborhood so he and his attractive new roommate investigate their suspicion that something illegal is happening.  What they discover needs to be stopped and Cole is determined to do that…whatever it takes.

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Write By The Bay

Today we have an excerpt from "Write By The Bay" by Jayne Ormerod.

But first let's read her blurb. 

Carrie Hannover solves mysteries—in the literary sense. She’s a writer.  But when valuable jewels go missing from her landlady’s home, Carrie finds herself embroiled in a real mystery…one fraught with real danger.

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Zinnias Always Bloom Excerpt

Today is we have an excerpt from "Zinnias Always Bloom" by author Mary-Jac O'Daniel.

But first, why don't you read the blurb?

Zinnias Always Bloom is the heartwarming story about finding comfort and solace wherever one lives, and embracing the adventure and challenges that accompany all military moves. Most of all, it is about making a place home, no matter where that location may be. 

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The Town Hall Incident Excerpt

Today we have an excerpt from "The Town Hall Incident" by Patrick Clark.

But first why don't you read the blurb?

Agents Dandridge and Estefan of the U.S. Secret Service meticulously plan every aspect for the protective detail of presidential candidate Scott Paige’s town hall meeting at the East Beach Bayfront Club.  Both personally and professionally, they will learn that you can’t prepare for everything.

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The Sniper Sisters Excerpt

 Today we have an excerpt from "The Sniper Sisters" by Jayne Ormerod.

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East Beach residents Dorothy Westmoreland and her sister Evelyn Binghamton have retired from lives of organizing bake sales and attending civic league meetings. But that doesn’t mean they're sitting in their rocking chairs.  No, not these two. They become active in their community…in a way nobody expects. 

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Secrets Excerpt

Today we have an excerpt from "Secrets" by Jayne Ormerod.

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There are no secrets that time doesn’t reveal… That’s a line from a movie that earned Stella Gardner her first Oscar.  Stella’s own secrets harken back to her youth growing up on the eastern peninsula Norfolk, now known as East Beach.

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Second Chance at East Beach Excerpt

Today we have an excerpt from "Second Chance at East Beach" by Michelle Davenport.

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The Dandes family is in need of a second chance, a second chance at their lives together.  Fortunately for them, The Fates have decided to give them a helping hand.  Will they take it?  

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Plein Mysterious Excerpt

Today we have an excerpt from "Plein Mysterious" by Gina Warren Buzby.

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With a passion for plein air painting, an East Beach artist sets out to paint a masterpiece outdoors when she discovers a body and a prospective husband.

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