Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay ANdrews

SAVANNAH BREEZE Mary Kay Andrews BeBe, a formerly rich Southern belle, is reduced to remodeling her family’s rundown motel after a con man takes her money and most of her worldly goods. Her friends come to her aid when she determines to con the con man and get her money back – and remodel the motel into a magical get-away at the same time. A fun read by a master of the genre. You will enjoy this ramp thru the motel business. 4 of 5 stars

No Judgements by Meg Cabot

NO JUDGEMENTS by Meg Cabot When a hurricane hits the small beach town in Florida Bree has escaped to in order to reassess her life, she finds that many left their animals behind. Bree decides to help as many of these bereft animals as she can when the bridge to the island is washed out. Owners who expected to be gone just a day or two left behind many animals now trapped in empty homes. Bree and several friends, including a heart throb, work to save the animals while Bree’s former boyfriend and her mother attempt to convince her to flee back to the big city and her former fiance’s money and power. A light romantic comedy that is well written and has believable characters. 4 of 5 stars

A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Miessner

BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCEAN by Susan Miessner I don’t usually like “ghost” stories, but this one was intriguing. Give it a chance. After WWII many American GI’s married the women came to know and love while overseas, this book tells the story of three of them. The “War Brides” came to the United States only after being cleared by the US government and passing health exams. They came in large groups on former troop ships to at last rejoin their husbands, often with small children in tow. A present day woman who “sees ghosts” is talked into visiting the Queen Mary in its California dock to reassure a young girl. What she finds there is not the Ghost of the young girls dead mother but an entirely different ghost, one who leads her to research the war brides who traveled on the ship in 1946. Interesting and well researched with believable characters and situations, Miessner tells a tale of love, betrayal, and desperation. 5 of 5 stars