Tomorrow sees the launch of my latest novel –
Summer at Sea Glass Cove!!
Let me introduce you to Lauren Sunshine…
Thirty-two year old Lauren Sunshine has already heard every joke you can think of that could be connected to her surname.
Lauren is single. Having vowed never to bother with men again after a disastrous relationship, she’s determined to be a career girl.
A marine archaeologist, who is visiting Lymeton – known to the locals as Sea Glass Cove – for the first time, Lauren is in the process of managing the exploration of the sunken Tudor merchant ship (The Vissen), a few miles off the coastline.
Nervous, but excited, to be in charge of such an important offshore investigation/ excavation, Lauren is working with her right hand man, Dave – a seasoned marine archaeologist – and two students from the local university: Ali and Jack.
When we first meet Lauren she is exploring the village during her lunch hour – and is amazed to find a small museum tucked away at the back of a craft shop. She instantly falls in love with the Museum by the Sea and the All at Sea shop – and forms a bond with Phil (Philippa) and Jules who work there.
But, as can imagine, for Lauren and her new friends, life won’t all be plain sailing…
Extract.
(Lauren has just walked into the museum for the very first time, and is about to meet the Museum by the Sea’s rather acerbic assistant, Sally…)
Stepping through a single green door, which led from the cramped reception into the main body of the museum, Lauren was glad to be alone.
She found herself standing at one end of a long, slim, clean and well-lit room. Narrow, waist high display cases ran through the centre of the room, while mounted cabinets filled every available wall space, each of them a museum piece in its own right. The units’ contents, clearly labelled, were laid out in an eye-catching fashion, despite being packed to capacity. Instantly, Lauren could see what Phil meant about the difficulty of school visits. There was no way more than six people could fit at once without everyone having to breathe in.
Savouring the sense of history that emanated from the walls, Lauren found herself eye to eye socket with the skeleton of a pterosaur, which hung from the ceiling. Having greeted him warmly, Lauren moved on to a display of fossilised insects, and soon became engrossed in reading the associated information panels.
‘This stuff is fabulous,’ she muttered as she moved onto a cabinet full of musket shot, cannon balls, chess pieces and pewterware, all washed up from local wrecks. ‘Criminal to be so hidden away. They need more space.’
‘Chance would be a fine thing!’ A young woman, a set of keys swinging from her fingertips, stepped through the door. ‘Phil said we had an important visitor.’
‘I’m just an archaeologist. This is such a fabulous place. I’m so glad I found it.’
‘You didn’t. Jules told you about it.’
Surprised by the woman’s bluntness, Lauren spoke fast. ‘Well, yes, that is true, but…’
I’m so excited about the launch of this book!
(I can’t wait for you to meet Arthur and Jeff!! – Just saying!)
If you visit this blog tomorrow, you will learn a little more about sea glass cove.
In the meantime, if you would like to get ahead of the game, and pre-order the book, you can buy it from all good retailers, including:
Happy pre-ordering,
Jenny x