Audra Jennings

The book description: When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her... a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo’s empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riski...

If my New Year's resolution was to blog every day, I would have certainly screwed that one up by now. I'm struggling with stories worthy of telling. And, I have several book reviews I should have done, but now forgot what the books were about. Actually, that's not quite true. Tonight though, I'll tie a book review and story together. But since I started this blog some time ago, but have been chatting in the meantime, I think I'll only get to the story, and try the book review tomorrow. Today was my dad's birthday, and he wanted the whole family to go eat at Catfish Plantation in Waxahachie. This place has been on Ghost Hunters type shows because supposedly the place is haunted. I warned Dad early in the day to not tell Peyton that the place had ghosts. "Too late, I've already tried to explain to her." "Did you make her cry?" "No." This is my concern since my re-telling of voices and ghosts from Field of Dreams . I made ...