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Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan

August 1, 2012 by Trish

Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan by Melanie Dobson is part of the Love Finds You series from Summerside Press. Each book is a standalone story set in a different town in the United States and draws on the unique character and history of each place to set the tone.

As the summer of 1894 begins, Elena Bissette is standing on the windy deck of a boat that is making its way to Mackinac Island, a popular vacation spot for Midwestern society’s elite. Elena has been coming here with her family every year for as long as she can remember, but this year is different. This year the Bissette family is reeling from a series of business disasters that have left them on the brink of bankruptcy, and Elena’s mother is convinced that only an advantageous marriage between Elena and the illustrious Chester Darrington will save them.

Unfortunately for her mother’s hopes, Elena is the sort of girl who is not interested in falling all over young men; she would rather sneak out at night to watch the stars from the island’s old lighthouse. And Mr. Darrington is much more interested in finding the next great invention than in being tricked into marriage by someone who is only interested in his money and place in society.

Although Elena is not looking for love, it finds her in Chase, a young man whom she meets at the lighthouse. While they are watching the stars and trying to solve the mystery hidden within the diary of the previous lighthouse tenants, her mother is continuing her attempts to introduce Elena to Chester Darrington.

Despite following a well-worn path in terms of both characters and plot, Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan is an enjoyable novel with a charming setting, and I found it to be a delightful diversion in the middle of a summer week.

We are pleased to have one copy of Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan available as a giveaway (US or Canada mailing addresses). Simply leave a comment if you’d like to win. We’ll announce the winner in our giveaway column on August 15. This giveaway is now closed.

The winner of Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms is #7 Amy at Hope is the Word.

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Filed Under: Christian, Fiction, Historical, Trish

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Comments

  1. Angel S. says

    August 1, 2012 at 2:45 am

    I have read a few of the other titles in the series. Would enjoy this one as well!

  2. Leilani says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:54 am

    This sounds like a good book. Thanks for the giveaway.

  3. Joyness Sparkles says

    August 1, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Oh this book sounds adorable! I would love to win a copy. 🙂

  4. Gail says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    I would like to read this one too, thanks!

  5. Margaret says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    I would love to read this!!!

    Margaret
    singitm(at)hotmail(dot)com

  6. paige bacon says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    Mackinac ahhh, I have been there many times, I would love to read this.

  7. Glenda Fowlow says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Ii’d love to read a copy of this book – it sounds delightful!

  8. Merry says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    Mackinac Island sounds like a magical place, a perfect setting for a romantic tale. I’d love to be entered. Thanks!

    • Trish says

      August 14, 2012 at 1:09 pm

      Congratulations, you have won this book! Please reply to this email with your address so we can have it sent out.

      Thanks,
      Trish @ 5MFB

  9. riTa says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Love a love story and such a romantic setting 🙂

  10. Ginny says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  11. Tammy Gordon says

    August 1, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Looks like a good book!

  12. Sonnet says

    August 2, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    I live on Mackinac Island and suspect I will enjoy reading this book 🙂

  13. Beth C says

    August 4, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    We visited Mackinac Island several years. It is beautiful there. I’d love to read this book.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  14. nannypanpan says

    August 5, 2012 at 11:53 pm

    thanks for the chancee
    [email protected]

  15. karenk says

    August 7, 2012 at 5:59 am

    would love to read this wonderful story…thanks for the chance

  16. Hailey L. says

    August 7, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    I would love to read this!!

  17. Chris says

    August 8, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Mackinac Island has been one of my gram’s favorite places for decades (and I suspect we’d both like the book!)

  18. Mindi W. says

    August 8, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    I would like to win a copy. I love Mackinac Island.

  19. DARIJA says

    August 14, 2012 at 8:02 am

    How can you not find love at Mackinac Island,
    I’m going there this summer. Can’t wait

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