THE WISHING TREE : LOVE , LIES , AND SPIES ON CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND By : M . S . Spencer
The Plot :
Will the wind whip her token from the Wishing Tree and make her wish come true ?
Addison Steele dreams of the day her husband — lost at sea — returns to her . Instead , she meets Nick Savage , whose every word may be a lie . She is soon embroiled in mystery , all related to the top secret science station at Wallops Island , Virginia . After a Belarussian scientist at Wallops is murdered , the questions multiply . Was it because he caught the person stealing classified documents or because he wanted to defect ? Is Nick the spy — or is it his brother ? How can she trust the man who is slowly claiming her heart when his story keeps shifting ?
An Excerpt
Addison circled the oak . The small strip of canvas fluttered in the cold wind . She touched it , then withdrew her hand and walked down to the water . Her eyes danced with the waves , searching , imagining what it would feel like to see Seth ’ s head pop up and watch his long arms battling the current to get to shore . And to her . “ Surely Hurricane Thomas would have taken it .” She whirled around . A man leaned against the wind-washed trunk . Tall and thin , his hair was a glossy espresso and his eyes the inky blue of a stormy ocean . He reminded her of the portrait of her great-great-grandfather in her family ’ s house . “ Taken what ?”
“ Whatever you left on the tree .” He peered at her . “ Isn ’ t that what you wished for ? To have your token carried off by the wind ? Or is my guidebook wrong ?”
She shook her head . “ No , it ’ s not wrong .”
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Prices : Print : $ 19.99 E-Book : $ 3.99 Length : 368 Pages Heat Level : PG-13
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Biography :
Although M . S . Spencer has lived or traveled in five of the seven continents , she spent thirty years in Washington , D . C . as a librarian , Congressional staff assistant , speechwriter , editor , non-profit director , and parent . After many years in academia , she worked for the U . S . Senate , the U . S . Department of the Interior , in both public and academic library systems , and at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria , Virginia . She holds a Bachelor ’ s degree from Vassar College , a diploma in Arabic Studies from the American University in Cairo , and Masters in Anthropology and in Library Science from the University of Chicago .
Ms . Spencer has published sixteen romantic suspense or mystery novels . She divides her time between the Gulf Coast of Florida and a tiny village in Maine .
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