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"You will devour The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop &Cafe. Mary Simses can write evocative detail that puts you right in the scene, with dialogue that always rings true."-James Patterson A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown. Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish--to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance for Beacon, Maine. What should be a one-day trip is quickly complicated when she almost drowns in the chilly bay and is saved by a local carpenter. The rescue turns Ellen into something of a local celebrity, which may or may not help her unravel the past her grandmother labored to keep hidden. As she learns about her grandmother and herself, it becomes clear that a 24-hour visit to Beacon may never be enough. THE IRRESISTIBLE BLUEBERRY BAKESHOP & CAFE is a warm and delicious debut about the power of a simpler life.
About the Author
I grew up in Darien, Connecticut, and spent most of my life in New England, where I worked in magazine publishing, and, later, as a corporate attorney. I wrote fiction "on the side" for many years, and during that time several of my short stories were published in literary magazines. I am the author of The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café, which became a hit movie called The Irresistible Blueberry Farm for the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel, and The Rules of Love & Grammar. I enjoy photography, listening to old jazz standards, and escaping to Connecticut in the summer. I live in South Florida with my husband, and we have a daughter in college who is quite a writer herself.
