Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles | Designers (owners): Dan Belman and Randy Korando of Boxwood Gardens and Gifts | Photography by Emily Followill and Kelly Blackmon
TODAY IS THE DAY!
I’m sending my thirteenth novel, SUMMER STATE OF MIND, out into the world! And I could not be more excited!
Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles | Designers (owners): Dan Belman and Randy Korando of Boxwood Gardens and Gifts | Photography by Emily Followill and Kelly Blackmon
Before sharing a little more about this book, I have to say it was such a joy to write. I loved getting to return to the world of two beloved secondary characters from my 2021 novel UNDER THE SOUTHERN SKY, Mason and Aunt Tilly.
In my 10 years of writing, Aunt Tilly is the character who has received the most emails asking for more of her story, and I absolutely loved getting to delve deeper into her life.
SUMMER STATE OF MIND is not a sequel to UNDER THE SOUTHERN SKY, so you can enjoy it completely on its own. And for my wonderful design blog readers, there are always beautiful interiors to discover.
Here’s a peek at what’s inside:
After the worst day in her professional life, burnt-out NICU nurse Daisy Stevens runs to Cape Carolina, North Carolina, looking for a new life—and possibly a new romance. On her first day at her “simpler” job, high school baseball coach Mason Thaysden discovers an abandoned baby, sending ripples through the entire tight-knit town of Cape Carolina.
Mason is still struggling to reconcile the scars of the injury that kept him out of the big leagues, stuck in his hometown, and searching for a way out. This newcomer and the child they’ve saved together might be just the motivation he needs to stay put.
Sparks fly as Mason acquaints Daisy with Cape Carolina, introducing her to his friends and family, including his batty Aunt Tilley, who is looking for relief from long-buried family secrets and her own fresh start.
But as Daisy becomes increasingly attached to this abandoned child, and begins facing her own demons in the process, a startling discovery is made that threatens to rip the entire town of Cape Carolina apart, placing Daisy, Mason, and Tilley in the center of the storm.
In a novel that proves that “Kristy Woodson Harvey is (the) go-to for elevated beach reads” (People), they will each learn that with love, understanding—and a community theater production of Hello, Dolly!—sometimes life conspires to bring us just exactly where we belong.
SUMMER STATE OF MIND is the perfect Mother’s Day gift – or the perfect book to slip in your own beach bag! I can’t wait for you to read it!
Available From:
Your Local Bookstore, Bookshop.org,Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, and everywhere books are sold.
Signed Copies Available From: Beaufort Linen Company
Need Personalized Copies? Contact any of the bookstores I’ll be attending LIVE on tour!
