Summer afternoons are the perfect time to grab a cold drink and enjoy a great book. There are so many books to choose from and I know most of the magazines right now are recommending the “New Arrival” books on the shelves. After reflecting on this, I decided that I would offer you a list of 9 books that have really touched me over the last 25 years. These are all non-fiction with the exception of maybe one. Enjoy!

1. And Ladies of The Club – Helen Hooven Santmyer
2. The Shell Seekers - Rosamund Pilcher
3. Beach Music - Pat Conroy
4. The Gold Coast - Nelson DeMille
5. The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
6. The Elegant Gathering of White Snows - Kris Radish
7. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
8. Hill Towns and Outer Banks - Anne Rivers Siddons (every book she writes is excellent - I’ve read them all!)
9. Author Sue Grafton - Every book she writes is excellent. They are murder mysteries and she has her resident detective, Kinsey Milhone, a young 30-something woman who works on each and every case. Kinsey’s character is one to love.

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