Making Waves: A Novel (Lake Manawa Summers, #1)

by Lorna Seilstad

When spunky Marguerite Westing discovers that her family will summer at Lake Manawa in 1895, she couldn't be more thrilled. It is 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 gambling problems 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 abandoning the family she loves?

Author Lorna Seilstad's fresh and entertaining voice will whisk readers away to a breezy lakeside summer holiday. Full of sharp wit and blossoming romance, Making Waves is the first book in the LAKE MANAWA SUMMERS series.

• ISBN10: 0800734459
• ISBN13: 9780800734459
• Publish Date: 1 September 2010
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Imprint: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

As for a debut novel into the Christian Historical Romance genre Lorn definitely made splash and some waves of her own. Of course I could be biased with such a character with the name of Marguerite and a Mr. Andrews, as my name is Margaret and my maiden name Andrews. Yet perhaps again it was the picturesque setting where the waves lapping at the shoreside and the wind flapping in the sails could be heard as clear as day off the pages of the book. Or maybe it was the strawberries from the frothy vanilla sundays. Either way this introduction through the adventure in the Manawa Summers Series to the writing and imagination of author Lorna Seilstad is a breathe of fresh air.

Marguerite is a fun and witty character. And I quite wonder if our Roger is bipolar... The entire cast of characters brings together a great calm yet adventurous summer read for anyone to enjoy year round.


*Thanks to Revell Books and Lorna Seilstad for providing a copy for review.*