Dorothea Benton Frank

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Summer 2009

Dear Readers, Friends and Those Who Wander,

It's almost summer! Finally! All sorts of things are happening.

RETURN TO SULLIVANS ISLAND comes out June 30th, which is a little later for me but this story took a long time to write and edit. This book means a lot to me as it is a sequel to my first, the book that changed the course of my life. RETURN TO SULLIVANS ISLAND is written in third person, which took some getting used to. And the protagonist is a mere twenty-three years old – another challenge. I loved writing it because it was like going to visit old friends and let me assure you of this, they are still up to their usual antics. The Island Gamble is more haunted than ever and the dead have almost as much to say as the living. I thought I would never get to the end of the story and truthfully, I could have gone on longer telling the tale of these wonderful characters. If you think it was worth the effort, then it was.

I can't wait for the weather to be warm. Summer is my favorite time of year. Soon we will dig out our sandals and I will be on the road again, hoping to see you all and to have some fun listening to your stories! Please check my tour schedule, come out and bring your friends!

I have just started a sequel to PLANTATION (no title yet), because writing RETURN TO SULLIVANS ISLAND was so satisfying. I think it will be out summer 2010.

As always, be safe and be well and I send you tons of thanks for your generous support and lots of love!

Big hugs!