‘A Lowcountry Wedding’ Among Best Summer Books

When I found out Charleston author Mary Alice Monroe was going to do one more book in her “Summer Girls” series, I almost jumped for joy. Last summer, I very slowly read the last couple chapters in “The Summer’s End,” not quite ready for this trilogy to come to a close. I was invested in […]

Release Party for Lowcountry Trilogy

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We were happy to be invited to the book release party for “The Summer’s End,” the final book in the trilogy by Charleston area author Mary Alice Monroe. It was also exciting to learn that one of Monroe’s past books, “The Beach House,” will be made into a movie starring South Carolina native Andie MacDowell. […]

‘The Summer’s End’ is Beautiful Close to Lowcountry Trilogy

Mary Alice Monroe

Have you ever come to the last few chapters of a great book and read more slowly? You know, a couple pages one day, a couple more the next day in an effort to stretch out the story? That’s the way I finished “The Summer’s End” by Charleston author Mary Alice Monroe. This book is […]

Summerville: Adventure Awaits Just Beyond Charleston

Guest blog by Mary Alice Monroe The secret’s out … my beloved city of Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the best destinations in the world! The news made local headlines with The Post and Courier reporting that Travel + Leisure magazine ranked the Holy City as No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada. Charleston […]

‘The Summer Wind’ is a Beautiful Beach Read

I finished reading “The Summer Wind” by Mary Alice Monroe and was immediately annoyed. I was going to have wait until next summer to get the last installment in the trilogy! Don’t you just hate when you get so engrossed in a book you’re sad when it ends? I felt the same way last summer […]

A Reminder that Wild Dolphins in Charleston Are Still Wild

Picture yourself at the beach. Toes in the sand, book in one hand, a beverage in the other. Your eyes gaze upon the Atlantic horizon lazily watching the rolling waves when suddenly a dorsal fin briefly arching above the water catches your attention. You set your gaze on where you think it will pop up […]

Dive into the Lowcountry with ‘The Summer Girls’

Mary Alice Monroe has the uncanny knack for weaving a compelling story and interesting characters into the framework of the Lowcountry’s natural habitat. This time her creation is the first book in a summertime trilogy, chronicling the story of three sisters who reunite at their grandmother’s house on Sullivan’s Island. Add “The Summer Girls” to […]

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