Welcome to October, month of cool, crisp evenings and frosty morns! I echo the words of Anne from Anne of Green Gables: “I’m so glad we live in a world where there are Octobers!”

Tyndale is offering an E-Book October Special: Ladies of the Lake  is on Sale for $3.99—a great price for the entire month!

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The beloved author of Saving Amelie and Night Bird Calling returns with a transformative new novel about the wonder and complexities of friendship, love, and belonging, perfect for fans of L. M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, and Lauren Willig’s Band of Sisters.

When forced to leave her beloved Prince Edward Island to attend Lakeside Ladies Academy after the death of her parents, the last thing Adelaide Rose MacNeil expects to find is three kindred spirits. The “Ladies of the Lake,” as the four girls call themselves, quickly bond like sisters, vowing that wherever life takes them, they will always be there for each other. But that is before: Before love and jealousy come between Adelaide and Dorothy, the closest of the friends. Before the dawn of World War I upends their world and casts baseless suspicion onto the German American man they both love. Before a terrible explosion in Halifax Harbor rips the sisterhood irrevocably apart.

Seventeen years later, Rosaline Murray receives an unsuspecting telephone call from Dorothy, now headmistress of Lakeside, inviting her to attend the graduation of a new generation of girls, including Rosaline’s beloved daughter. With that call, Rosaline is drawn into a past she’d determined to put behind her. To memories of a man she once loved . . . of a sisterhood she abandoned . . . and of the day she stopped being Adelaide MacNeill.

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For Recipes, to Read a Sample Chapter, to find Discussion Questions, or to view My Pinterest Album for Ladies of the Lake, Check My Book Page @ http://authorcathygohlke.com/books/ladies-of-the-lake/

Bucket List Fun:

Saturday I checked another item off my Bucket List: I volunteered as a docent for a historic house! The Waterford Fair in the historic village of Waterford, Virginia presented the perfect one-day opportunity. I learned fascinating details about the house, the village, its colonial and Quaker origins, its unique Civil War years as an anti-secessionist village in the south and met many friendly and interesting people. I also learned that docents work very hard and talk a lot!

Book Writing News:

Many, many thanks to all who prayed for my writing throughout the month of September! My goal was MyNoWriMo—My Novel Writing Month—in which I’d hoped to write 50,000 words of my new novel. Thanks to your prayers and the Lord’s amazing grace, that goal has been met! I’m deep into writing my new story and loving it. Thank you!

If you have prayer requests you’d like to share, know that I would be glad and honored to pray for you.

In Other News:

Meet Maggie at 4 weeks!

We’re expecting an addition to our family—the four-legged kind! We’re very excited to welcome Maggie into our home—or will be when she’s eight weeks old. In the meantime, we’re getting ready—doggie bowls and food, collar, leash, harness, chew toys, treats, bed, crate, training manual—the list is endless! It feels a lot like planning for a new baby. One big difference is that we’ll begin with potty training.

What I’m Reading and Who I Interviewed:

If you’d like to see and listen to this interview, you can do so here: https://saveellisisland.org/events/videos.html

Thank you so much for sharing this writing and life journey with me. I very much appreciate you and thank you for your encouragement, interest in, and reading of my books.

Until next time, may God bless you richly, and happy reading!

Cathy