Dear Readers & Friends,
THE BOOK LOVER, my much anticipated 3rd novel, will be hitting bookstores on May 1, 2012! That’s just in time for Mother’s Day and summer reading. It’s already been selected as an INDIE NEXT PICK, which are the American Booksellers Association’s “must reads!”
COMING MAY 1ST 2012!
The inner sanctum of the book world is everything you would hope it could be: filled with passion, dreams, struggles, love and betrayal. It has all the makings of a riveting novel, and now it is! THE BOOK LOVER is unlike anything you’ve read before. A full summary is below.
In addition, I’m launching a new venture—I’m officially a Writing Coach. If you’re a writer navigating the tricky terrain of the publishing world, whether going it alone self-publishing, using an indie press, or even debuting with a major publisher, I can guide you through the process and help you launch your book.
Those of you who have been here before know that I am a writer who refused to give up on her dream. After 5 years of rejection, I originally self-published THE RICHEST SEASON in 2006. Within 6 months it sold so many copies and garnered such great reviews that I signed with a top literary agent who sold it at auction to Hyperion Books, as well as my second novel, SO HAPPY TOGETHER. Both are INDIE NEXT PICKS and have been translated into multiple languages.
I’m no stranger to uphill battles and persevering when you believe strongly in something. My new challenge is to make THE BOOK LOVER my bestselling novel to date.
For all of you who have spread the word about my novels, thank you! But keep talking, to friends, book clubs, and booksellers who may not have read my novels yet. After all, a writer’s most cherished dream is simply to be read.
All my best wishes!
Maryann
Summary of The Book Lover
Ruth Hardaway has had one passion all her life: books. For the last thirty years she’s devoted her life to her store, The Book Lover, trying to bury her painful past. But now the store is in jeopardy, and the past is catching up with her.
Lucinda Barrett has lost everything in a life shattering betrayal. Desperate, she goes after one last dream—to be an author. Alone and broke, she embarks on a thousand mile journey, from bookstore to bookstore, eventually landing on Ruth’s doorstep. Ruth takes Lucy under her wing, championing her book and even offering her refuge at a nearby lake cabin. She wants one small favor in return, for Lucy to keep an eye on her son, Colin, who’s recovering from a war injury.
As the two women grow closer, Lucy strikes up an unlikely friendship with Colin. And she begins to think of Ruth as the mother she’s always wished for. For Ruth, Lucy is the one person she can confide her secrets. Or so she thinks.
As each woman begins to face her past, and the repercussions that still haunt her today, happiness finally seems within their grasp. But neither has any idea that their toughest decisions lie ahead. Or that their friendship is about to fall apart—because of a little white lie.