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Spring has arrived in Atlanta and if you can see—and breathe—through the pollen it’s a beautiful place to be.

I’m itching to get back to the beach and looking forward to the feel of sand between my toes. Based on reader mail, I think a lot of other people are too. I’m happy to report that TEN BEACH ROAD, a story about three women who lose their life savings to a Ponzi scheme and are left with only co-ownership of a dilapidated beachfront mansion, has found its way into LOTS of beach and pool bags!

USA Today pronounced it one of six books that belong in your beach bag, the St. Petersburg Times recommended it for readers who like Jennifer Weiner and called it “wry and warm” and the Atlanta Journal Constitution listed it as one of its “Beach Books of Summer.” Women’s World magazine called it ’perfect poolside reading!’

But I promise that it can be read, and hopefully enjoyed, anywhere at any time. As of April 26 you’ll be able to buy it as a mass market paperback for the first time, in addition to the trade paperback and e-book formats.

The requests for more of Avery Lawford, Madeline Singer, and Nicole Grant, inspired me to write OCEAN BEACH, which will be released on June 26.

This time the crew will be on Miami’s South Beach bringing a really fabulous Art Deco Streamline house back to life as they cement the unexpected friendship that began in TEN BEACH ROAD and help the house’s owner keep a promise that he made on his wife’s deathbed.

Over the last year and a half, I’ve spent a lot of time researching houses and what it would take to bring one back to life—a sometimes daunting task for someone who lives in a family that can’t use tools without requiring medical attention. Click here to see how this research turned me into an HGTV addict!

While you're here, I hope you'll click around a bit and read an excerpt of TEN BEACH ROAD and OCEAN BEACH, see reviews of my books, and sign up for my mailing list so I can let you know when I have a new book out or will be appearing or signing near you. And, of course, I’d love for you to join me on Facebook.

Don’t forget to enter my contest to win an Advanced Reading Copy of OCEAN BEACH. Three winners will be drawn at random on June 5th—three weeks before OCEAN BEACH goes on sale!!

If you're a member of a book club, please register your group so that we can be in touch. And check out the photos that some of the groups have sent me. I love attending book club meetings in person whenever possible or via conference call or Skype outside the Atlanta area.