If you enjoy stories with a Southern flair, quirky characters, and a tiny touch of paranormal, you'll like Previously Loved Treasures. This sweet, charming story shows how families can be made up of more than blood relatives... with a little bit of magic and a lot of love.
First Paragraph:
Ida Jean Sweetwater
1989
I fell in love with Big Jim when I was seventeen and never stopped loving him. He was the kind of man you can't stop loving. He was like his name says: big. As a baby he was born big, and as a boy he grew into a man with a fullness twice the size of life itself. When Jim laughed you'd swear it was a roll of thunder coming down from heaven, and once he'd made love to you, you knew there'd never be anybody else.
Teaser (from 5% on my Kindle):
I miss Big Jim more than I ever thought humanly possible. If I take a cup from the cupboard, I think about how he liked his coffee. If I put clothes in the washing machine, I start wishing I had one more pair of dirty overalls to wash.
Genre: Women's Fiction/Historical/Mystery
Length: 245 pages
Amazon Link: Previously Loved Treasures
Other Books by This Author: Bette Lee Crosby's Website
Synopsis from Goodreads:
In Previously Loved Treasures recently widowed Ida Sweetwater and her granddaughter come together in a heartwarming mystery rich with imagination and magic.
Struggling to make ends meet, Ida turns her home into a boarding house and goes in search of used furniture. This quest leads to the Previously Loved Treasures shop and Peter Pennington, a delightfully strange proprietor who anticipates people’s needs. In addition to bargains, Peter hands out sage advice. When a pocket watch belonging to one of the residents goes missing for a second time he warns of danger—but will Ida’s granddaughter listen and will she heed his advice?
This is a story that resonates with Crosby’s heartwarming albeit quirky characters and the joy of a pay-it-forward philosophy.
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This does sound like a lovely read and both excerpts make me want to know a bit more about Big Jim and his widow. Here is my Tuesday post for this week. https://cleopatralovesbooks.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/first-chapter-first-paragraph-september-29/
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting. I may have to add it to my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed Betty Lee Crosby's works> I'll add this tto my to be read list. Thanks for sharing that teaser:)
ReplyDeleteSandy, this has potential it seems. Hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteNot quite sure it's for me, but hope you love it.
ReplyDeleteThe opening doesn't grab me, but I hope you enjoy it :)
ReplyDeleteI like the opening and the sound of this book, so I'd keep reading!
ReplyDeleteI do like the opening and the blurb sounds interesting, I will have to check it out!
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This sounds like a heart-warming read. I'll keep it in mind as a possible future read.
ReplyDeleteI love the description of Big Jim; sounds like this one will have some great characters! Thanks for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteI am adding this one to my list. I have read other titles by Bette Lee and they have always been good. Thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like my kind of story! I have one of this author's books, Jubilee's Journey, and I must hurry up and read it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing..and here is mine: “THE SPECTACULAR NOW”
This sounds interesting. I think I would carry on reading to see what happens
ReplyDeleteThe first paragraph didn't exactly grab me, but your description did. I think I'd enjoy this one.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I would pick this book off the shelf but I do love the description of Jim.
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser! I can feel the love and loss in it.
ReplyDeleteooh like the teaser, and will try.
ReplyDeletePS I love that you went with a % in the kindle to find it
I love your teaser, I am immediately hooked. think I will have to search kindle for it
ReplyDeleteI wish everyone would feel that kind of satisfaction with their spouses! He sounds charming. I wonder how her son became estranged. Here's Mine
ReplyDeleteSounds like a heart-warming story. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with Betty! She wows me every time. I just got my hands on The Loft and can't wait to turn the pages:)
ReplyDeleteHere's my TT - http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/09/29/teaser-tuesdays-130-authors-choice-from-the-key-of-amatahns-and-a-giveaway/
She really misses him.
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Aw, that poor woman! I hope she and her granddaughter can find peace together.
ReplyDeleteI've never read anything by this author but this book sounds wonderful!!! Check out my my teaser: http://katiesreadingcorner.blogspot.com/2015/09/teaser-tuesday.html?showComment=1443552030341
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I like the writing style of the intro!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice! This is an author I've been wanting to read.
ReplyDeleteThe teaser sounds awfully tragic. I can't help but wonder if the character this person is missing has passed away :/ great teaser nonetheless!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the opening paragraph, but with the teaser it made me kinda sad ): I hope you're enjoying the book! Thanks for sharing (:
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be the odd person out here and say that no, I wouldn't read more. It seems to me that it is all being revealed without the reader having to find anything out. A bit too obvious for my taste, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteSounds like he's dead. Certainly shows how she is feeling. Hope you're enjoying it!
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