Making Waves by Lorna Seilstad
From the Back Cover
Sun, summer, and a scrumptious sailing instructor. What more could a girl want?
When spunky Marguerite Westing discovers that her family will spend the summer of 1895 at Lake Manawa, Iowa, she couldn’t be more thrilled. It’s the perfect way to escape her agonizingly boring suitor, Roger Gordon. It’s also where she stumbles upon two new loves: sailing, and sailing instructor Trip Andrews.
But this summer of fun turns to turmoil as her father’s secrets threaten to ruin the family forever. Will free-spirited Marguerite marry Roger to save her father’s name and fortune? Or will she follow her heart–even if it means hurting the family she loves?
Full of sharp wit and blossoming romance, Making Waves will whisk you away to a breezy lakeside summer holiday.
“You’ll set sail on a wonderful adventure in Lorna Seilstad’s new series. Her quick wit and captivating characters are mixed into a little-known slice of history that will keep you turning the pages and wishing for more when the story ends. Fortunately, there’s another book to follow. I can’t wait!”–Judith Miller, author, Somewhere to Belong
“Lorna Seilstad pulled me into the world she created around Lake Manawa with the lake breeze, the sailboats, and the leisure of summer days. But the love story and the characters were what made the book great. This needs to be everyone’s first choice for a vacation read, or if you just want to open the pages of a book and be transported from your recliner to the beach.”–Mary Connealy, author, Doctor in Petticoats and Wrangler in Petticoats
Lorna Seilstad is a history buff, antique collector, and freelance graphic designer. A former high school English and journalism teacher, she has won several online writing awards and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. She lives in and draws her setting from Iowa. This is her first novel.
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I’ll be honest with you, I signed up for this blog tour because I LOVED the cover! I was not familiar with this author and I just discovered before posting my review that it’s her first book. Many thanks to Baker/Revell for providing a review copy.
But it is a nice, pleasant read that I’m sure most historical book lovers would enjoy! Marguerite cannot stand her beau Roger. He’s boring, a terrible conversationalist, and he’s so puffed up with pride that he only enjoys the sound of his own voice. If she’s forced to marry Roger, Marguerite knows that she will die!
Adventurous Marguerite loves a challenge and although she knows her parents will object, she finagles a way to take sailing lessons using her little brother Mark as an accomplice.
However, her plan soon turns into a disaster that places her life in danger. Her numerous lies are catching up with her and she needs to seek the Lord’s wisdom about her future. She’s smitten with her sailing instructor, Trip Andrews, however, her mother, and later her father, feel that Roger is the best mate for her.
Meanwhile, handsome and dimpled Trip Andrews struggles to live up to his stern father’s expectations. He also finds himself falling for beautiful socialite Marguerite. However, her constant lies, which suddenly place her life in danger, causes a deep rift in their relationship. Trip doesn’t do business with liars. He’s also haunted by a past event involving his mother, are all women like his mom – willing do desert him?
As the story unfolds you’ll find that Marguerite’s family is riddled with secrets that greatly affect their lives. I learned a lot about vacationing on the lake and the scenery proved to be beautiful! I wanted to spend a nice, pleasant day on Lake Manawa myself! Making Waves is a nice mix of romance, inspiration and a small dose of suspense that I found enjoyable!
It will be interesting to see how the story turns out. No good relationship can prosper if either one is a liar.
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