Books are food for my soul! Pull up a beach chair and stick your toes in the sand as the Jersey surf rolls in and out, now open your book and let your imagination take you away.

Friday, September 11, 2026

25th Anniversary of 9/11

 



As we remember the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks in NYC; Shanksville, PA; and The Pentagon, take a moment to say a prayer for the people who were lost, their families, the heroes, and for our country, it is a day that WE WILL NEVER FORGET 






I will never forget that day ... I just pulled into the parking lot of the nursing home that I ran in Atlantic City (NJ licensed nursing home administrator), when my staff started running out the door to my car in a panic. I was like OMG what is going on within the nursing home, but when they pulled me into a dining room and showed me the news coverage of the attack, I was simply stunned and understood my staffs' panic. That day was filled with trying to keep everyone calm while trying to keep in contact with my corporate office in North Jersey. It was such a traumatizing day that our country experienced, but you know what came out of it ... the American people came together and bonded as one nation determined to Never Forget, and President Bush promised that our country would get justice, and we did! 25 years later, we still commemorate 9/11 every year, but somewhere along the way I think that we have forgotten that national bond that our country had back then, I wish we could find that sense of bond today. 






Thursday, September 10, 2026

Thursday TBR: 9/10/2026

 




Welcome to Thursday TBR


Every Thursday I will be sharing my current top TBR books that I want to read. Of course, the TBR list will change from week to week as I read the books, or if new books pique my interest more! My ever-increasing TBR list is just another way of sharing my passion for reading books.



























































Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Book Spotlight: The Novelists by Joanne DeMaio

 











The Novelists by Joanne DeMaio
Book 28: The Seaside Saga Series
Publisher: Independent Self-Publishing
Publication Date: September 2, 2026
Format: Paperback - 260 pages
               Audiobook - 8 Hours 32 Minutes
               Kindle - 237 pages 
               Nook: 237 pages
ISBN (Paperback): 979-8181723368
ASIN (Audiobook): B0H6QRMYF9
ASIN (Kindle): B0GYVCC1RJ
BNID: 2940185203835
Genre: Women's Fiction


Buy The Book:


Buy The Series: The Seaside Saga Series
Book 1: Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans 
Book 2: The Denim Blue Sea
Book 3: Beach Blues
Book 4: Beach Breeze
Book 5: The Beach Inn
Book 6: Beach Bliss
Book 7: Castaway Cottage
Book 8: Night Beach
Book 9: Little Beach Bungalow 
Book 10: Every Summer
Book 11: Salt Air Secrets 
Book 12: Stony Point Summer 
Book 13: The Beachgoers 
Book 14: Shore Road 
Book 15: The Wait 
Book 16: The Goodbye 
Book 17: The Barlows 
Book 18: The Visitor 
Book 19: Stairway To The Sea 
Book 20: The Liars 
Book 21: The Mistake 
Book 22: Miss Moonchild Starbeam
Book 23: The Shack 
Book 24: August Dove 
Book 25: Hush 
Book 26: The Diner
Book 27: The Architect 
Book 28: The Novelists 
Book 29: Driftline (Publication Date: March 2, 2027)


Book Description:

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes The Novelists, Book 28 of The Seaside Saga.

Maris and Neil. To many, they’re known as the novelists of Stony Point. But while Maris is tasked with completing Neil Barlow’s unfinished manuscript, there’s a problem. She’s stymied by the ending. It’s clear her old friend had something in mind—but what? In this New England beach town, Neil’s ghost is ever elusive.

Or is it? Because after a startling confession one evening, Neil unexpectedly returns to Maris—and Jason especially—in an entirely new way. A way that brings a stunning plot twist to Maris and Neil’s manuscript, as well as to Jason Barlow’s life.

And The Seaside Saga continues.




About The Author




Joanne DeMaio is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She enjoys writing about friendship, family, love and choices, while setting her stories in New England towns or by the sea. The Novelists is her newest novel. She is currently at work on her next novel. Joanne lives with her family in Connecticut.