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Hannah Murphy is determined to make the summer of 1916, the best it can be before she heads off to law school in the fall. Like her mother and grandmother before her, she is inclined to ""break the mold"" when it comes to societal expectations of a young woman of means. Her mother was the first woman in town to wear bloomers, and Hannah becomes the first to ditch swim dresses in favor of a practical swimsuit that allows freedom to move through the water. At the first gathering of the summer, she reacquaints with tall, handsome Ted Bauer, also an aspiring attorney. Ted, who is of German descent, had a huge crush on Hannah when he was in eighth grade, and she was in sixth. He's no longer the gangly boy she remembers and is quite appealing. With Geneva Lake as their backdrop, their summer romance escalates, until the dark cloud of the Great War can no longer be ignored. Although the U.S. has not yet joined the fray, people of German descent are seen with mistrust, and Ted enlists with the British Army to take the heat of discrimination off his family. With the future on hold, Hannah bids her fiancé farewell as he goes to war. Only God knows if she will ever see him again or if they will ever be able to recapture what they had those few short summer months.

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As a child, Pamela S. Meyers began creating stories, using her paper dolls, but didn't realize her calling to write fiction until much later in life when she signed up to take a creative writing class, thinking it might be fun. She wrote a short story based on her grandmother's diary from 1900, and, although nothing came of it after receiving her grade, it sparked a love of writing fiction that still burns today. Pam's novels include Thyme For Love, Surprised by Love in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (a reissue of Love Finds You in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin), a 1933 historical romance set in her hometown, and Second Chance Love, a contemporary romance set at a rodeo in rural Illinois. Her novella, If These Walls Could Talk, was published in 2017, in a collection called Coming Home: A Tiny House Collection. Pam is very excited to have her newest release coming from Mantle Rock Publishing, also set in Lake Geneva. Safe Refuge begins when the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 forced many of the wealthy industrialists and bankers to move their families north to Wisconsin. They settled on the shores of Geneva Lake and over the decades, their large homes and mansions became legend. Safe Refuge is about Anna Hopewell, whose wealthy family becomes displaced and moves Lake Geneva. Raised by a loveless mother and an often-absent father, Anna has had everything wealth can provide except love until the fire changes her life forever. Pam's latest books in the Newport of the West series are Shelter Bay (May 2019) and Tranquility Point (May 2020). Rose Harbor is scheduled to release in 2021. Pam is a long-time member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and is involved with her local ACFW chapter. She is a monthly contributor to the Heroes, Heroines, and History blog. Pam currently lives an hour south of Lake Geneva in northern Illinois with her two rescue cats. When she is not busy writing, she is involved with her church in several capacities and enjoys knitting and crocheting, reading, and trying out new recipes.

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