Olivia's Heart Song

After heart surgery at the age of thirty, Dan Newhouse feels like an old man. He quits his job and moves to his Delaware coast house on a peaceful bay, hoping some of the serenity of the area seeps… Lue lisää After heart surgery at the age of thirty, Dan Newhouse feels like an old man. He quits his job and moves to his Delaware coast house on a peaceful bay, hoping some of the serenity of the area seeps into his soul. His upstairs neighbor, Olivia Bentley, however, seems to be wrestling with her own demons after a stint as an army nurse, and she's retreated to the beach for similar reasons: to chart a new course in life that will help her forget a troubled past. As Dan adjusts to his "new normal," he struggles with how to get Olivia to see him as a strong, independent man, not a patient to be pitied or looked after. Meanwhile, Olivia wrestles with how to get Dan to see her as more than a nursemaid when he's feeling frail and vulnerable. Olivia's Heart Song is the second in a series set near the "quiet resort" of Bethany Beach, Delaware and introduces readers to this charming coastline and beautiful bays in the region. Reese's Summer of Promise is the first in the series. Libby Malin is the author of several romances and women's fiction books. She is an Edgar finalist for her first book, a teen mystery. She writes under the names Libby Malin and Libby Sternberg. PRAISE . .. FOR LIBBY MALIN's "FIRE ME : " ". .. an amusing tale of a woman who finds herself and love while trying to get fired. .. Malin populates the novel with a number of entertaining characters, such as poor unlucky Lenny and Anne's termination competition, Sheila. Many will empathize with Anne as she struggles to figure out just what she wants to do in life. Readers. .. will enjoy Anne's antics and daydream of making their own splendid exits from hellish jobs. " Publishers Weekly "This fast-paced, humorous book kept me giggling throughout the night. " - A Novel Menagerie "Fire Me . .. had this reader chuckling out loud. " - Lancaster Sunday News For "LOVES ME, LOVES ME NOT" a "whimsical look at the vagaries of dating. .. " Publishers Weekly, and "charming. .. a clever debut" Booklist For "FALL FROM GRACE" (writing as Libby Sternberg): "a novel for our times" Midwest Book Review