The Pecan Man

The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Looking back Ora, now in her 80s, decides to set the record straight on what happened back in the summer of 1976...

In 1976, widowed and childless Floridian Ora Lee Beckworth hires a homeless black man, named Eddie, to mow her grass and tinker in her garden - which causes an upheaval both in the community and with her friend and maid, Blanche. Eddie, nicknamed the Pecan Man, lives in a wooded area off of downtown and is not trusted by the white Floridian ladies in her small town. But Ora sees something in Eddie and still does, even when he's charged with killing the police chief's son. Ora also finds out a lot about her own character...

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Walking on Water, The Walk, #5

Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In the fifth and final book of the Walk series, Evans returns Allan from his walk to his father's bedside in California. Mr. Christofferson, hospitalized with a heart attack - is in failing health. While the walk is indefinitely on hold, Alan sleeps at his childhood home, returning daily to the hospital to talk with his dad, mostly about their past and discuss the diary Allan had found. To Allan's dismay, he must let his father go and endure the final physical and emotional motions of laying him at rest. Only thereafter, encouraged by recent words of his father, does Allan return to his walk to the Florida Keys..


As Allan's walk was quite a journey, so is ours...may we all enjoy the cast of characters we meet along the way and keep those we love close to our heart....

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Unwritten

Unwritten by Charles Martin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Two hurting people with secrets and painful memories - one that has already fallen off the map and another that's ready to make the leap...and a priest in the center willing to help both. The Ten Thousand Islands, off the west coast of Florida, is just the place to hide...

Could NOT put this book down....be sure to check out the afterword and Reading Club Guide.

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