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50 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | FEBRUARY 2019 From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street series comes a stunning novel about a young single mother who discovers that the nature of friendship is never what it seems… Recently divorced, Merilee Talbot Dunlap moves with her two children to the Atlanta suburb of Sweet Apple, Georgia. It's not her first time starting over, but her efforts at a new beginning aren't helped by an anonymous local blog that dishes about the scandalous events that caused her marriage to fail. Merilee finds some measure of peace in the cottage she is renting from town matriarch Sugar Prescott. Though stubborn and irascible, Sugar sees something of herself in Merilee—something that allows her to open up about her own colorful past. Sugar's stories give Merilee a different perspective on the town and its wealthy school moms in their tennis whites and shiny SUVs, and even on her new friendship with Heather Blackford. Merilee is charmed by the glamorous young mother's seemingly perfect life and finds herself drawn into Heather's world. In a town like Sweet Apple, where sins and secrets are as likely to be found behind the walls of gated mansions as in the dark woods surrounding Merilee's house, appearance is everything. But just how dangerous that deception can be will shock all three women. Join us at The Lodge when we discuss The Night the Lights Went Out on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 9:30 am. Everyone is welcome. For more information about the Book Club, call Doreen Sanders at (951) 769-1913. ~ Trish Owens Book Club Writers' Club February is the month to think about love and presidents. Love and presidents make me think about genealogy. Genealogy makes me think about writing something for future generations. Actually, I know that some of you in the community actually do this. One of our Writers' Club participants has published memoirs from genealogy research in English and Spanish. How do presidents fit into genealogy? Some of the community are related to presidents, pirates and other people of renown. What stories those would be! Personally, I'm on the illegitimate side of King Henry VIII's family which is why I'm here to tell. Any closer to the throne and I would be dead. Love is always a reliable subject for writers! Several of the Writers' Club have written and published poignant poetry. The end of that sentence is lovely alliteration! Frequently the poetry reflects a different time, space and mind- set of the writer. The poem makes the reader travel back into a place they thought they'd forgotten. What do you think about the color red? Does red illicit anger? Passion? Speeding tickets? Apples? Valentine's Day? Sailing? Fires? The color red inspires and stimulates many writers just as the other colors in the crayon box. Join us for the Writers' Club on the second Tuesday of the month at 1:30 and 6:30 pm in The Lodge. We'd love to meet you! ~ Karla Noonan, (951) 902-5407