And, so, the story begins to truly heat up. This paperwork is a foreclosure notice for the house they built with Riley’s family money. But, low and behold, when they get to the island and try to enter their home, there is an eviction notice on the door. Is just really madder than a hornet that her soon-to-be ex would have her served in front of their daughter. Thinking it’s just divorce papers, she doesn’t even give it a glance. While crossing to the island Riley is served with paperwork. They’re waiting rather impatiently for Maggie’s dad, and Riley’s estranged husband. Riley’s about to board the ferry with her twelve-year-old daughter Maggie and Maggie’s pug puppy. The story beings on the Friday of Labor Day weekend. Her family has lived on Belle Isle for generations, and they have owned property and run a business forever. I believe pre-orders are happening now.Riley Griggs is a little of both. 🙂 Definitely pick this one up as soon as it releases. I wouldn’t mind seeing Riley Griggs and the rest of the characters make a reappearance. And so glad she nailed this one, as I was a bit disappointed with Beach Town last year.

I was hook, line and sinker-ed in this one and now will anxiously await her next book. Fun story line, a bit of murder mystery, relatable characters…just everything I need to keep me trucking along in a good book. Ohhhh I feel MKA knocked this one out of the park. Told with Mary Kay Andrews’ trademark blend of humor and warmth, and with characters and a setting that you can’t help but fall for, The Weekenders is the perfect summer escape. Cocktail parties aside, Riley must find a way to investigate the secrets of Belle Island, the husband she might not really know, and the summer that could change everything. So she turns to her island friends for help and support, but it turns out that each of them has their own secrets, and the clock is ticking as the mystery deepens…in a murderous way. While waiting for her husband to arrive on the ferry one Friday afternoon, Riley is confronted by a process server who thrusts papers into her hand. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

The weekenders novel