Bestselling author Brenda Novak enters the DM zone with your host Dianemarie (DM) Collins to discuss her new novel "Summer on the Island."
You'll get an inside look at the new novel, how Brenda Novak raised over $2.6 million for diabetes research, and much more. You'll be surprised to learn what Brenda Novak would be doing if she wasn't pursuing a career as an author. It’s a TOTAL SHOCK!!!!
Summer on the island
Commercial paperback released
A summer of healing, friendship, love…and a secret that could change everything.
After the death of her U.S. senator father, Marlow Madsen travels to the small island off the coast of Florida where she spent her summers growing up to help her mother settle the family estate. For Marlow, the trip is an opportunity to reconnect after too long a separation. It's also the perfect escape to help her feel grounded again, one she's happy to share with her friends Aida and Claire, who are also hoping to reset their lives.
A quiet summer by the sea promises the trio of women the opportunity to take deep healing breaths and explore new paths. But when her father's will reveals a shocking secret that tarnishes her impeccable reputation and everything she thought she knew about her family, Marlow finds herself questioning her entire childhood and aspects of her future.
Luckily, her friends, and the most unlikely love interest she could imagine, prove that happiness can be found no matter what, as long as the right people are by your side.
ABOUT BRENDA NOVAK
It was a shocking experience that revived Brenda Novak's career as a bestselling author.
“I caught my babysitter drugging my kids with cough syrup and Tylenol to put them to sleep while I was gone,” says Brenda. “That’s when I decided I needed to do something from home. »
However, writing was the last profession she considered taking up. In fact, Brenda swears she didn't have any sense of creativity in her body. At school, math and science were her best subjects, and when it came time to choose a major in college, she chose business.
Giving up her scholarship to Brigham Young University at the age of twenty to marry and start a family, Brenda went into commercial real estate and later became a loan officer.
“When I had the idea of becoming a novelist, it took me five years to learn the craft and finish my first book,” admits Brenda. “I learned to write by reading what others have written. Best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read…”
Brenda sold her first book “OF NOBLE BIRTH” and the rest is history. Many of her novels have won or been placed in competitions such as Rita, National Reader's Choice, and Bookseller's Best, and she now runs a warm and enthusiastic Facebook reading group with more than 20,000 members.
Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children: three girls and two boys. When she's not spending time with her family or writing, Brenda is usually fundraising for diabetes research. Her youngest son, Thad, suffers from diabetes and Brenda is determined to help him and others like him. She also enjoys traveling, playing pickle ball, hiking and biking – she runs 20 miles several times a week!
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