Up and coming author, Sarah Jio’s debut novel The Violets of March hasn’t even been released yet, but news of her second book is already being released. When I spotted this originally on Twitter and then on Sarah’s blog I was beyond excited! It sounds spectacular, from the synopsis alone!
Now, before I get carried away about the second book, I need to first say…Congratulations! Sarah and her darling family welcomed a new addition just this last Thursday, February 3rd. Colby William is being welcomed by two big brothers and a two very excited parents! Congratulations to you all! Now Sarah, one question…how do you do it? Amazing!
And now for the beautiful synopsis of the tentatively titled, “The Bungalow“…
In the summer of 1942, Anne Calloway, then 21 years old, left her home in Seattle, and her sweet, but predictable fiancé to join her best friend Kitty on the adventure of their lives serving in the Army Nurse Corps on the island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. During her year in service, Anne’s heart becomes captured by Westry, a mysterious soldier unlike any man she’s ever met. As their friendship grows, together they discover an abandoned beach bungalow not far from the base. The thatched-roof hideaway becomes their secret, a place where romance, and a deep love, blooms. But their private little world is forever rocked by a gruesome act of violence that they, alone, witness, and the burden it leaves them to carry. Before they can come to terms with the crime, Westry is deployed elsewhere, leaving Anne behind to wonder and wait. Years later, in 2005, Anne, now frail and in the final years of her life, receives a letter, postmarked from the Tahitian Islands, that forces her to relive the passion and the heartbreak of her past. Despite her ailing health, she and her granddaughter embark on a journey back to the island, and to the bungalow, where the story began. Armed with new clues–both about the murder and Westry–Anne is determined to find answers to the questions, and the love, that have haunted her for more than 60 years.
What do you think? I know I’m dying to read this one as well as finish up my beautifully written copy of The Violets of March. Will you be reading both of these fantastic new novels?
A heavenly novel about what truly matters in life. In this hilarious and heartwarming first novel, twentynine- year-old Alexandra Dorenfield suddenly finds herself in heaven after an unfortunate encounter with a Mini Cooper. The seventh—and highest—level of heaven to be exact. Her dog Peaches is with her; she is reunited with her beloved grandparents; she has the wardrobe of a movie star; and she lives in the house of her dreams next door to a handsome guy. This is heaven! But there’s a catch. 
