Monthly Archives: September 2018

Four Reasons to board the Grand Islander

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This cover inflames my serious case of wanderlust. I inherited my love of going places from my parents, and I doubt I’ll ever get over it. Some people love to travel…and then there’s my family. On one memorable Easter Sunday, we were having a nice lunch at my house when an important fact came up in conversation: most people at the table had the following week off. So…as I sliced up the beautifully-iced bunny-shaped cake for dessert, a wild idea became a plan. True to her character, my mother announced that she had packed a suitcase and her luggage was in the car. Just in case. Forty minutes after someone suggested a drive to the coast and someone else got online and made reservations, eight people were seat-belted into my Suburban and we were off on a fourteen-hour drive to Virginia Beach. Just a typical Easter, right?

I love a road trip, but a cruise is even better. The Grand Islander is a luxurious small cruise ship known for elegance, personal service, and romance. Perhaps you began the series with one of the first three books, and we’re glad you’re back!  In Four Reasons to board the Grand Islander, two more members of the owning family find love on an eleven-day autumn cruise up the New England coast. As they visit charming ports of call such as Bar Harbor, Maine, and Martha’s Vineyard, four hearts are forever changed by a lovely cruise on the Grand Islander. Please come along!

New Covers for Coastal Cruise Line

Writing a series is rewarding and wonderful but it takes planning. When May Williams and I planned the covers for our Grand Islander series, we had lovely book covers made but they didn’t go together. Now that book four in the series is ready to launch (I love puns!) next week, we decided to put our heads together on what really defines the Coastal Cruise Line Stories.

Luxury and escape. Give me a big sun hat and a beach, and I’ll be happy.

So, we worked with our cover artist and designed covers that really deliver the message. I hope you like them, and I hope you’ll join us for a luxury cruise. Just bring your own hat!

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