Blue Moon Bay [Paperback]

Lisa Wingate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2012

"Lisa Wingate writes with depth and warmth, joy and wit."--Debbie Macomber

Heather Hampton returns to Moses Lake, Texas, to help facilitate the sale of a family farm as part of a planned industrial plant that will provide the area with much-needed jobs. Heather's future fiance has brokered the deal, and Heather is in line to do her first large-scale architectural design--if the deal goes through.

But the currents of Moses Lake have a way of taking visitors on unexpected journeys. What was intended to be a quick trip suddenly morphs into Valentine's week--with Blaine Underhill, the handsome banker who just happens to be opposing Heather's project. Spending the holiday in an ex-funeral parlor seems like a nightmare, but Heather slowly finds herself being drawn into the area's history, hope, and heart.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Every Once in a Blue Moon Your Heart Waits at a Crossroads

For Seattle architect Heather Hampton, a trip back to tiny Moses Lake, Texas, is hardly in the plan. Yet because a promotion hinges on the sale of the family farmland, Heather heads to the last place she ever wanted to go. She's determined to return home, signed contract in hand, the next day.

But the currents of Moses Lake take visitors on unexpected journeys. As Heather's stay lengthens, she discovers a family steeped in secrets and an unexpected connection to local banker Blaine Underhill, despite his opposition to Heather's project. With each new revelation and question, Heather can't help but wonder if the handsome banker--and the family she has come to know again--are crooks or crusaders. Somehow she must find out the truth before she loses everything she has worked for and everything she's found on the shores of Moses Lake.

"Readers will enjoy Wingate's story of goings-on in tiny Moses Lake, TX."
Publisher's Weekly

About the Author

Lisa Wingate is a popular inspirational speaker, magazine columnist, and national bestselling author of several books, including Tending Roses, Talk of the Town, Drenched, A Thousand Voices, and A Month of Summer. Her work was recently honored by the Americans for More Civility for promoting greater kindness and civility in American life. Lisa and her family live in central Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Original edition (February 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764208225
• ISBN-13: 978-0764208225
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

THE OFFICIAL BIO: Lisa Wingate is a former journalist, inspirational speaker, and the author of twenty mainstream fiction novels, including the national bestseller, Tending Roses, now in its nineteenth printing. She is a seven-time ACFW Carol award nominee, a Christy Award nominee, an Oklahoma Book Award finalist, and a two-time Carol Award winner. Her novel, Blue Moon Bay, was a Booklist Top Ten of 2012 pick. Recently, the group Americans for More Civility, a kindness watchdog organization, selected Lisa along with Bill Ford, Camille Cosby, and six others, as recipients of the National Civies Award, which celebrates public figures who work to promote greater kindness and civility in American life. More information about Lisa's novels can be found at www.Lisawingate.com or on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/LisaWingateAuthorPage?fref=ts


THE UNOFFICIAL BIO: A special first grade teacher, Mrs. Krackhardt, made a writer out of me. That may sound unlikely, but it's true. It's possible to find a calling when you're still in pigtails and Mary Jane shoes, and to know it's your calling. I was halfway through the first grade when I landed in Mrs. Krackhardt's classroom. I was fairly convinced there wasn't anything all that special about me... and then, Mrs. Krackhardt stood over my desk and read a story I was writing. She said things like, "This is a great story! I wonder what happens next?"

It isn't every day a shy new kid gets that kind of attention. I rushed to finish the story, and when I wrote the last word, the teacher took the pages, straightened them on the desk, looked at me over the top, and said, "You are a wonderful writer!"

A dream was born. Over the years, other dreams bloomed and died tragic, untimely deaths. I planned to become an Olympic gymnast or win the National Finals Rodeo, but there was this matter of back flips on the balance beam and these parents who stubbornly refused to buy me a pony. Yet the writer dream remained. I always believed I could do it because... well... my first grade teacher told me so, and first grade teachers don't lie.

So, that is my story, and if you are a teacher, or know a teacher, or ever loved a special teacher, I salute you from afar and wish you days be filled with stories worth telling and stories worth reading.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Moon Bay by Lisa Wingate February 1, 2012

By Virginia

Format:Paperback

Blue Moon Bay by Lisa Wingate
Lisa Wingate, author extraordinaire has done it again!!!! She's written a book that brings real life to the surface. Blue Moon Bay is about Heather Hampton returning to a place she couldn't wait to get away from...Home. A lot of us can identify with this feeling. When we were young we wanted to go out and conquer the world, which Heather has done. She has it all or thinks she does until she returns home and discovers how fast the past can take over.

Looking at the past as a young girl and looking at it as a grown woman sometimes forces you to take a hard second look. Good looking Blaine Underhill, high school football hero, turns out to be more human once he is taken off the pedestal. A mother and brother who conspired to make Heather's past life miserable now lead her through adventures she would rather not take. An old woman, once a caretaker, shows Heather love and wisdom, that has never changed...Heather's one constant in life. But with all the mystery and sneaking around, how can Heather save her crazy family? Heather feels there is no choice but to jump in and save all concerned and expose the villain, even if it happens to be her brother. Blue Moon Bay is a place where past meets present and future, come enjoy the ride across the Bay!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lisa Wingate does it again February 1, 2012

By Lorraine Fuller

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Lisa's new book brings us back to the lake. Once again she brings us characters that seem like people you know but forgot their names. If you don't know them you want to. The main character is Heather. She has her life just the way she wants it. She has her perfect job, and she is on the way to the top. She has a boyfriend, her best friend and even a plant. Well, it's a cactus, but it's a plant. Her apartment is decorated just the way she likes it. Her life is perfect. A planned project will hopefully get her that promotion she has been wanting. However, there is a glitch. Her mother needs to sign something, however her ever flighty mother has fled to the one place Heather promised herself she would never go again. The little town in Texas where her father died. When she travels to retrieve her mother, memories resurface, good and bad. She learns about herself and her past. She learns more about her family and she solves a mystery that she has been trying not to think about. She may even have found a life that is better than perfect. Great book! I didn't want to put it down!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A slow read up until the last few chapters April 15, 2012

By Emily

Format:Paperback

Written by: Lisa Wingate
Published by: Bethany House

Always up for any contemporary fiction, I decided to read this Blue Moon Bay.

This the story of an architect named Heather, and a trip she takes back to a place that haunted her childhood. She arrives to find that her family who is staying there, including her mom and brother and great uncles, all have secrets, and no one wants to share any of them with Heather.

Who the book is for:

Contemporary fiction readers, especially women.

What I liked:

The last couple chapters were exciting and fast paced.

The many, diverse, characters made the book kind of fun.

What I didn't like:

This book moved pretty s-l-o-w-l-y until the last few chapters, and was quite boring.

My conclusion:

Wow. I really wish that the whole book had been like the last few chapters, but unfortunately, it wasn't.

I give Blue Moon Bay 3 out of 5stars.

I received this book free to review from Bethany House. The opinions expressed in this review are my true thoughts and feeling regarding this book. I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.