About the Book
Book: Sabal Palms and the Southern SquallAuthor: Terry Overton
Genre: Christian Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Release date: April 5, 2022
Elaine Smith lived in the small coastal town of Sabal Palms long enough to know when to worry about a squall and when to simply close the windows and wait for it to pass. This one would be significant. It would be significant in terms of damage, but that was to be expected. What no one expected was the profound effect it would have on the lives of people from the Texas coast to New York City. Positive qualities of humanity are often displayed during times of natural disaster.
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My Thoughts:
The synopsis of this story intrigued me enough to step out of my comfort zone and to read a book I might not normally have picked up. This story focuses on four older women, all retired and all who have lost their husbands, getting ready to hunker down at the main house inland during what will become a category three hurricane. We get to know them and a bit about their lives as they certainly do like sharing their stories. They have lived through several storms and this one is like no other they have experienced.
I was curious how the other characters mentioned on the back of the book were going to fit into these women's lives. How was this storm, a supernatural one as the author calls it, going to affect all of their lives? Well that you will just have to find out for yourself.
I am quite glad I decided to take a chance on this story. I enjoyed 'meeting' these women, their friendship, and the wisdom of lives well and thoroughly lived. They were an interesting bunch and I liked how the story pulled one and all together.
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author
More from Terry
This book will take the reader to the southern coast of Texas. In fact, this book happens at the very bottom tip of Texas. The reader will feel the warm sea breezes, view the coastal sunsets and sunrises, and experience the friendships of four close women friends. Here is a sample:
The women gathered at the swimming pool and shed their cover-ups. Next, each lady
took out her favorite sunscreen lotions and creams and sprayed and squirted so much on, they all
looked almost as pasty as a bottle of glue. No one talked at all during this process of slathering
on thick coats of varying SPFs. It was a polite, unspoken agreement that no forbidden words
were ever mentioned when the ladies were in swimwear. Words like cellulite, wrinkles, fat, fatty
tissue, weight, weight loss, weight gain, age spots, and—the worst words ever—skin cancer were
completely and totally off limits.
In times of crises, these four women always bind together and help each other. They have been friends for over twenty years. Here is an excerpt of one of their conversations during a pool party:
What strangers might not understand is the banter back and forth was exactly the only way they could get along. They enjoyed it. They thrived on it.
“Oh, fiddle-faddle, Bonnie, last week you told me you thought the salon was opening up
this week,” Mary jabbed. “It didn’t.”
“I didn’t say that. I said I heard it might be opening next month.”
“You said next week as sure as I am floating on this raft.”
“Had your hearing checked lately?”
“Right after you get yours checked.”
And they both laughed. It was always entertaining.
“Well, horsefeathers! I need to get this hair trimmed again. It is all cattywampus on the
sides.”
“What? You’ve got a cat in there?” Bonnie laughed.
“Feels like it,” Mary retorted.
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Giveaway
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Great sample, Sabal Palms and Southern Squall sounds like an exceptional read, Terry, thanks for sharing it with me! Thanks, Pause for Tales, for sharing your thoughts! Have a marvelous weekend!
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ReplyDeleteThis book sounds very intriguing. Thank you for your review.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts on Sabal Palms and the Southern Squall, this sounds like a great story and I am looking forward to reading it myself
ReplyDeleteThis seems like an engaging story with the group of four friends, and I'm especially interested in the supernatural element.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a good plot, very interesting reading and I think I would enjoy it!
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