the irresistible blueberry bakeshop and cafe

I came to the surface coughing, the sea around me choppy, foamy, full of sand.

A strong, swift current was spinning me around and pulling me away from the dock. But I had the viewfinder of my Nikon camera pressed against my eye and I was zooming in on something across the water-a statue of a woman in a ruffled dress holding what appeared to be a bucket of grapes.Īs I fought my way to the surface, my arms and legs scrambling, my heart banging in my chest, and my teeth chattering from the cold water, I knew I was moving and moving fast. If I had just turned twenty degrees to my right I would have noticed him racing across the beach toward the pier, waving his arms. Maybe there was a second when I could have seen the man running onto the dock, calling out for me to stop.

Boards splintered, rotted lumber snapped, and I plunged ten feet into the frigid Maine ocean. The wooden planks of the dock sagged beneath me and then gave way. I heard someone yell, but it was too late. Mary Simses can write evocative detail that puts you right in the scene, with dialogue that always rings true.” - James Patterson Read Excerpt “You will devour The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café. The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café is a warm and delicious debut about the power of a simpler life. As she learns about her grandmother and herself, it becomes clear that a 24-hour visit to Beacon may never be enough. 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. 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. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance for Beacon, Maine.

A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother’s hometown.Įllen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish - to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter.

The irresistible blueberry bakeshop and cafe