THE SUMMER SEEKERS – Sarah Morgan
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ISBN:
978-1-335-18092-6
May
18,2021
Contemporary
Fiction
England
& the United States – Present Day
After
eighty-year-old widow Kathleen has a run-in with a burglar in her kitchen, she
decides life is now worth living big. She decides to embark on her dream trip
by driving the famed Route 66 across the United States. Her daughter, Liza, is
appalled that her mother would even think about doing this trip but agrees to
the plan as long as she has a companion. Martha is interviewed and hired. What
the other ladies don’t know is that Martha isn’t sure she is up for the driving
part of the trip. But the two ladies are soon headed to the United States.
Liza
worries about her mother’s trip, but she has other problems to contend with.
Her family has taken her for granted for years—then her husband, Sean, forgets
their anniversary. Feeling sad and overwhelmed, Liza escapes to her mother’s beachside
cottage, where she encounters the next-door neighbor, Finn, who is a famous musician.
Can Liza save her marriage…and her sanity?
For
years, Kathleen had a successful travelogue TV show where she traveled the
world. She was able to do this because Liza’s father was supportive and didn’t
mind raising their daughter while she traipsed the world. Kathleen hasn’t
shared with Liza about the man she loved first, well before she met Liza’s
father. The man betrayed Kathleen with her best friend, Rachel. Kathleen has
ignored the letters sent periodically from Rachel, who lives in California. As
Martha and Kathleen hit the road in Chicago, they start to talk about each
other’s past. Kathleen begins to wonder if it’s time to face the past.
Martha
is still trying to recover from a bad marriage, but her ex keeps hounding her.
She is used to being the quiet, unassuming one in her family, so accepting this
job as Kathleen’s “chauffeur” is a big departure. Kathleen and Martha soon get
to know each other. They pick up a hitchhiker named Josh, who is on a journey
of discovery himself. Kathleen pulls some strings to make sure Martha and Josh
get a chance to be alone and get acquainted with each other despite Martha’s
resistance. Will Martha fall in love with Josh?
Imagine
the freedom of taking off in a car and traveling across the country. That is
the dream Kathleen and Martha are living in THE SUMMER SEEKERS by Sarah Morgan.
While Liza didn’t have to travel far in her own quest to find herself, she is
soon reconnecting with the things she lost after she married, such as
painting. She worries about Kathleen,
wondering if she should’ve been stronger in stopping her mother from taking
this trip. But for Kathleen, it is like she is on her final trip of life, with
memories of her lost friendship with Rachel haunting her as they grow closer to
the state where her friend lives. Readers will grow to love the three women and
hope they find whatever it is they are looking for.
Martha
tries to avoid Kathleen’s matchmaking, but Josh is too charming to resist. Is
he the balm that she needs after her failed marriage? Will she discover after
years of being told by her family that she is a failure that she is instead a
person who can accomplish anything? Can Kathleen and Martha make it to
California with no issues? Will Liza and Sean realize that their marriage needs
saving…and accomplish it? A wonderful tale that will warm a reader’s heart,
don’t miss THE SUMMER SEEKERS to find out the answers to the questions.
Patti
Fischer
Romance
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