In This Issue:

• Dockside - in stores July 24
• News - win a beach bag of books
• Recipe - Lemonade Cake

"Wiggs's uncomplicated stories are rich with life lessons, nod-along moments and characters with whom readers can easily relate. Delightful and wise, Wiggs's latest shines." —Publishers Weekly review of Dockside

Dear Friends,

The small Catskills town of Avalon, New York, on the shores of Willow Lake, is what I think of as a "Velveteen Rabbit" of a place. It has become real because we love it there. Thanks to everyone who has visited my fictional town in the Lakeshore Chronicles. Dockside is a story for everyone who's ever dreamed of making a life at an idyllic lakeside inn. Researching this book, I met so many innkeepers who shared not only their passion for hospitality, but some pretty amazing innkeeping secrets as well.

Each section of the book is introduced by a snippet about the Inn at Willow Lake, followed by a hospitality hint from a working innkeeper. They're little grace notes, the sort that make a guest's stay just a little sweeter. But the real sweetness comes from the unexpected romance of single dad Greg Bellamy, and the town's former mayor, Nina Romano. In fact, expecting the unexpected is a major theme in this book.

News

• The wonderful folks at Bookreporter.com are giving away another crop of brand new, hot-off-the-presses books, and Dockside is the featured title the week of July 27. Enter to win this book and a sack full of other great reads by submitting your name here. Good luck!
• Thanks to all for asking about Just Breathe, originally scheduled to be published in 2006. It is now tentatively slated for September 2008, and I promise, it is worth the wait!
• By popular request, I've added a link to the recipes from my books. Finally! Click here
• I also have a total free-for-all of a blog. I've been told my mind works like a mouse in a maze, and this is evident in the blog. See it here: www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com.
• As always, you're invited to join in at the message board. If you have a question, ask it there, and I promise to respond promptly.
• Also, please check out "The View From Here" (Themed photo shows, including a first peek at Barkis the Wonder Puppy, at www.susanwiggs.shutterfly.com.
• My local bookstore, Eagle Harbor Book Company, will send autographed copies of my books anywhere you want, personalized however you like. Check it out here: Eagle Harbor Book Company.
• You can get a Printable List of my books, which includes related books and series by clicking this link: Printable List.
• You can also subscribe to my occasional newsletter by sending a blank e-mail to Words4Women-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
• Check out the most mysterious site on the Web at www.purpleamoeba.com.
• And below, a summer recipe for you. There's another one on my web site, so please try them both. Enjoy!

LEMONADE CAKE

6 oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 pkg. lemon cake mix, without pudding
3/4 c. sugar
Small package lemon-flavored instant pudding
3/4 c. water
4 eggs
3/4 c. cooking oil

Mix lemonade concentrate with sugar and stir well. Mix the remaining ingredients and beat with electric mixer for 3 minutes. Bake in greased and floured 9x13 pan for about 35 minutes or until done when tested. While cake is still hot poke holes all over cake with large fork and pour lemonade glaze over top. Leave in pan until cool. Dust with powdered sugar. If you're feeling artistic, lay a stencil on the cake and then dust with the sugar to make a pattern.

Happy reading,

Susan Wiggs
www.susanwiggs.com

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