New Release Feature Return to Willow Lake + Q&A w/author Susan Wiggs

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Return to Willow Lake + Q&A w/Susan Wiggs
Debbie- Susan is another ofmy very favorite authors and so please welcome her today tocelebrate the releaseof her newest Lakeshore Chronicle novel, Return to WillowLake
Welcome Susan. Canyou tell us a little about your new release, and for those of uswho aren’t familiarwith you Lakeshore Chronicles Novels about the series as well?
SW: The Lakeshore Chronicles seriesgrew out of my love and nostalgia for the beauty of the Catskills and thecharms of small-town life. I created the Bellamy family and all their friends(and enemies!), happily writing about their lives and loves by the shores ofWillow Lake. The seasons change, people come and go, but there is constantdrama in the little village of Avalon and its surroundings.
Do you have a certainnumber of novels in mind for this series?
SW: No. I’ll keep writing stories thattake place in this setting. It’s beautiful and filled with my favoritethings–an old-style summer camp, a lake and ski hill, country club, town withan amazing library...One treat in store for readers of RETURN TO WILLOW LAKE isthe endpapers inside the covers of the hardcover edition. There is a hand-drawnmap of the area, compliments of my publisher.
You write both standalones and series novels, do you have a preference?
SW: No preference. I enjoy both.Connected books give me a sense of continuity, and stand-alone novels make mefeel independent.
Do you have afavorite of your novels and I’ll admit that my all time favorite isJust Breathe. It justso happens that the first time we meet the heroine of JustBreathe, it was in aLakeshore Chronicle novel and my favorite in the series isMarrying DaisyBellamy.
SW: You have an eagle eye! I thinkthat’s super. Sarah Moon, the main character in JUST BREATHE, visits fromCalifornia and stays at the Inn at Willow Lake. I’m so pleased that youremembered her.
What are you workingon now and how many books do you write in a year’s time?
SW: I am working on THE APPLE ORCHARD,a novel that takes place in beautiful Sonoma, California. I seem to jugglebetween one and two books per year, depending on what’s going on in my life.
There are manyauthors who are having their out of print novels re-released indigital formats. Isthis something that will be or is happening with yours?
SW: Yes, I think it’s likely. So manyreaders have embraced digital books. It’s great to have a format that allowsfor books to be so widely available.
Okay, now forsomething a bit personal. Can you tell us something that’s on yourbucket list if youhave one?
SW: I don’t have a bucket list, just aton of things I’m dying to do. Most involve travel and adventure, liketraveling in a suite on the Orient Express, which I did in July. Another dreamof mine is to learn to surf, so this Thanksgiving, we’re going to surf camp inCosta Rica. I’m already getting excited. In RETURN TO WILLOW LAKE, Sonnetdefinitely has the wanderlust, but she also needs a sense of home, and that’sreally key to the story.
Do you have anyB&N events or signings coming up?
SW: Yes, please check this link: http://susanwiggs.com/schedule.shtml for upcoming events. 
Susan thank you somuch for taking the time to answer my questions, not that you’llneed it but good luckwith the novel and I can’t wait until your next one.
SW: Thank YOU for having me and forbeing a book champion!
My Review of Return to Willow LakeCourtesy of RT Reviews Magazine
Wiggs makes every visit to Avalon, N.Y., special for readers, and this trip is no different. Fans will enjoy this opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and watch two of their favorite characters fall in love. Even though part of a series, Wiggs’ vivid imagery and dialogue helps build the town and makes this entry stand well alone.Sonnet Romano and Zach Alger have always been best buds but, on the night of Daisy Bellamy’s wedding, that all changed when they gave in to passion. Sonnet looks on it as a mistake — she’s carefully planned her life and Avalon is in the rearview mirror. But Zach sees a future for them — he just doesn’t know how to convince Sonnet. A family crisis throws a curve into Sonnet’s best-laid plans and brings her back to Avalon to help care for her ailing mom, prompting her to take a second look at her plans for the future — and Zach.
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