By Denise Hunter
- Carolina Breeze is the 2nd book in the Bluebell Inn series. Although this series is best read in succession, you’ll have no trouble following each storyline if you read them as stand-alones. However, you may enjoy getting to know the characters more fully by reading each novel, starting with Lake Season.
- Carolina Breeze is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The lake town of Bluebell was inspired by the beautiful town of Lake Lure, NC, the setting for the movie “Dirty Dancing”. In Carolina Breeze, three adult siblings run the Bluebell Inn, which was inspired by the Esmeralda Inn in Chimney Rock, just up the road from Lake Lure.
- Carolina Breeze pairs a jilted starlet with a handsome innkeeper. If you read Lake Season, you know Levi is a bit, ahem, tightly wound when it comes to his sisters. In Carolina Breeze you’ll find out why. And you’ll meet an up-and-coming star who longs for a family and home of her own.
- Carolina Breeze combines romance and women’s fiction. If you enjoy a swoony romance, Levi and Mia’s journey is sure to delight. But Carolina Breeze also includes complex family dynamics, the search for a lost heirloom, and a woman who must find the courage to pursue her dreams, no matter the cost.
- Carolina Breeze offers a peek inside the lives of grown siblings. Among the frustrations, annoyances, and disagreements inherent in co-owning the Bluebell Inn, the Bennetts show unending love and support for one another. The siblings will have you laughing, crying, and ultimately rooting for them as they struggle to make a go of their deceased parents’ dream.