Hello, Summer

Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews

Hotshot journalist, Conley Hawkins, is back home
in Silver Bay, Florida, after her dream job in
Washington, D.C. fizzled and died.

Low on money and self-esteem, Conley begins working
at the local, family-owned newspaper, The Beacon, a
small-town publication with financial woes. It means
reporting to older sister, Grayson, who doesn't embrace
Conley's return, overseeing the weekly gossip column,
written by a cantankerous, old relic who's stuck in the
past, and overhauling a paper that's far from current.

When Conley witnesses a horrific accident after a night
of carousing with an old friend, her investigative instincts
take over, and soon she's probing into the shady life of an
esteemed congressman, and decorated war veteran, who
perished in the fiery crash. It takes her down a winding,
dangerous path of dusty, decades-old secrets in a peaceful,
little town that doesn't take kindly to having the past resurrected.

Returning to Silver Bay is turning out to be anything but boring,
as Conley acknowledges painful memories, and the realization
that love can blossom in a place of easy living, powdery, white
sands, and spectacular Gulf water sunsets.

Now, more then ever, we need the mystery, romance, and humor, that
veteran writer Mary Kay Andrews always provides in her stories, and
this new release is no exception. With an intriguing plot, the author
introduces readers to some memorable characters that will make you
smile. There's Rowena, the gossip columnist with her caked-on
makeup, garish ensembles, and bedazzled cane, and G'mama, the shrewd,
steadfast matriarch of the family who may be ancient, but seems to
know exactly what her granddaughter needs for a lifetime of happiness.

Wrap yourself around this warm, witty, beach read, to mark
the beginning of sunny, summer days ahead.