Synopsis:
When Beth LaMonte rents a cottage on the
coast of Maine, she wishes only to withdraw and paint. A mysterious ball of
light disturbs her peace and leads her to a secret beach where she finds the diary
of a girl who disappeared in 1975. Now Beth is on a mission, not only to bury
her own past, but to put to rest the spirit of Firefly Beach.
Firefly Beach – Meira Pentermann - Excerpt One
Later that evening, an exhausted Beth took a long, hot shower. She
pulled on her pajamas and prepared to get into bed. As she passed her window,
she saw a shimmer of light near the cliff. The firefly.
Beth’s stomach turned over. “Oh no you don’t,” she said, trying to
sound courageous.
Grateful that she had not yet taken down the old curtains for a
trip to the cleaners, she quickly crossed the room to pull them shut. As she
reached up to grab the left curtain, the firefly flew swiftly toward her and
stopped less than a foot from the window. Beth’s hand froze. She was terrified,
yet fascinated.
“What are you?” she
whispered.
As
if in response, the firefly swooped and danced. After a moment, it began to repeat
a pattern – up to the window slowly, followed by a swift lunge down toward the
large boulder near the edge of the forest. Over and over again it dove, as if
beckoning Beth.
“No!”
Beth said firmly, and she drew the curtains closed violently. Unfortunately,
they were several inches too short to cover the windows. “Damn.” Beth shivered
as a deep chill went through her body. She grabbed her large blue sweatshirt
and climbed into bed, leaving her three-way bedside lamp on its lowest setting
of twenty-five watts. For a long time, she stared at the ceiling. She pulled
the comforter way up to her chin and grasped it like a security blanket. She
glanced at the clock every now and again – 11:16 p.m., 12:01 a.m., 12:48 a.m.,
and 1:19 a.m. Sometime between 1:30 and 2:00, she fell asleep.
She was beset by disturbing dreams; rapid
firing images flashed before her eyes – a car screeching down a country road, a
yellow duck, her father’s face. She awoke with a start. Why am I dreaming
about my father after all of these years?
Author
Bio
On slow, snowy days in her Colorado home, Meira Pentermann
enjoys cozying up on the couch with a novel. Naturally, snow is not a
requirement; neither is the couch. In fact, she sees no reason not to indulge
in reading three-hundred-and-sixty-five days a year. Apocalyptic science
fiction, mysteries, and young adult titles top her Kindle list, but legal
thrillers and chik-lit make an appearance now and then.When not absorbed in writing or reading, Meira enjoys life’s little moments with her family – the love and devotion of her black lab, the quiet wisdom of her artistic twenty-one-year-old, the trials and triumphs of her petite sixth grader, and the unlimited encouragement offered by her Dutch husband.
Meira strives to write stories that deliver the unexpected. She prefers down-to-earth characters that look and behave like regular folks. The prom queen and Adonis take a backseat to reclusive, soul-searching heroines and quirky, introverted gentlemen.
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My Thoughts:
Firely Beach is a story of a lonely divorced woman Beth, who decides to leave her former life after the death of her mother and move to the coast of Maine. There she rents a cottage and wants nothing more than to paint and maybe make a living while she is at it. That does not happen though at first because on her first night she sees a light that she thinks is just a firefly. It is not a firefly though but an other worldly entity. After she finally figures out what the light wants of her, she follows it to a hidden beach and there she finds hidden away, a diary. As she reads this diary she is determined to find out more of the writer of this diary. What happened to her, where is she and is she still alive?? These are questions that Beth is eager to answer. Along the way she meets some very interesting people in the town. As I was reading this novel I was as eager as Beth to find out what happened to the writer of the diary. It is an emotional story of heartbreak, lost love and doing the right thing. The author's writing is such that I was pulled right into the story.I enjoyed this book very much and read it in two sittings. A definite must read. I give it 5 stars.!!
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