The Girls in Cabin Number Three by Chrysteen Braun is a Snuggle Up Event pick #womensfiction #noirmystery #giveaway
Title: The Girls in Cabin Number Three
Author: Chrysteen Braun
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Cozy Noir Mystery
Book Blurb:
"With themes of love, family, friendship, new
beginnings, and the complexity of life, readers will get hooked from the very
beginning." —San Francisco Book Review
"[The Girls in Cabin Number Three]'s complex,
interesting characters, and engrossing historical and geographical settings
make it a must-read." —Readers' Favorite
“Braun’s a top-notch storyteller; The Girls in Cabin
Number Three is well plotted with clearly defined and relatable characters. Her
research is exemplary.”
—Kate Osborn, formerly with the Mountain News, Lake
Arrowhead
“Annie meets Carrie Davis, a new guest who slowly
begins to unravel secrets from her own family’s past in the second part of The
Guest Book Trilogy: The Girls in Cabin Number Three… with plenty of intrigue in
an idyllic mountain locale.”
—Susan Denley, former Associate Features Editor, Los
Angeles Times.
In book two of the Guest Book Trilogy,
eighty-one-year-old Annie Parker recounts taking on, against the wishes of her
new love Noah, an out-of-town design project that leads her down a path that is
more than she bargained for.
Back in Lake Arrowhead, California, a long-awaited
mystery is buried in Cabin Number Three. Annie meets Carrie Davis who wants to
update her childhood home on the lake and feels a tie to Annie’s cabins.
Apparently, Carrie’s parents stayed here during the Roaring ‘20s when Bugsy
Siegel ran an underground speakeasy and distillery. Unconvinced, Annie decides
to investigate and finds their names in the old guest books—Elizabeth Davis and
Thomas Meyer. As exciting as that sounds, it’s only the start of a winding tale
that Carrie and the new man in her life uncover. The pair unravel a family
history filled with gangsters, working girls, and a surprising twist to a
family tree.
The Girls in Cabin Number Three combines women’s
fiction with romance, cozy noir mystery, and suspense—all wrapped up in the
majestic environs of this lovely lakeside haven.
Excerpt:
I
looked up my mother’s address in my map book and then found a place to stop for
lunch at a small coffee shop on main street. It turned out to be on the
original Route 66, and not too far from her place. She’d been living in Barstow
for several years now, and even though it was only about two hours out of Las
Vegas, it was the first time I’d driven out to see her.
When I
pulled onto a badly paved road, misgivings about seeing her only got worse and
then I ended up on a dirt road that stopped right in front of her house
trailer. I waited a few seconds to let the dust settle around me before I got
out of the car.
The
moment she came to the door, I knew I’d made a mistake. She was dressed in an
old housecoat and her bare feet were dirty. I was taken by surprise, and it
threw me off balance.
“Well,
you came to see me after all,” she said, taking a drag off her cigarette.
Once
inside, I could see the carpet looked like it hadn’t been cleaned, ever, and
the fabric on the recliner chairs and sofa had darkened where body oils had
discolored the arms and backs. I could hardly bear to be in the house, much
less sit when she motioned me to one of the dinette chairs.
I
hadn’t spoken with her in about a year, which she quickly brought up.
“I
don’t hear from anyone much anymore,” she said.
I knew
why. I wanted to say, ‘have you ever thought about the way you treated us when
we were growing up?’ But I didn’t. She looked old for her fifty-four years.
She’d done nothing to disguise about two inches of her gray roots, and I
noticed she had dandruff. Her eyes were puffy, and her skin was pale, which was
unusual, especially since she lived in Barstow where the sun was so hot.
“When
was the last time you heard from the girls?” I was referring to my sisters,
Jess, Beth and Ruby. They all knew where I lived, and we’d kept in touch, but I
was curious if my mother had heard anything from them recently.
“It’s
been a while, but I think they’re all okay. I did my best, you know...” she
said, and then asked if I wanted some ice water. She didn’t wait for my answer,
but brought out a water stained glass with cold water in it. It was cold and
wet, which was appreciated.
“So...I
got married...” she mumbled.
I
thought I was going to choke on my water.
“You
have?”
“Yes,
and he’s a very nice man. Name’s Charlie...he lives here with me...” She
fidgeted with her housecoat, trying to cover her knobby knees.
“Where’d
you meet him?” I asked.
“Well...he
works at the diner as a cook. I work there too. And we got to know each other
and, well, here we are.”
“How
long?”
“About
six months.”
Buy Links (including Goodreads and BookBub):
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Cabin-Number-Three-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B0BNLT2HV1
Amazon CA https://www.amazon.ca/Girls-Cabin-Number-Three-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B0BNLT2HV1
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girls-Cabin-Number-Three-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B0BNLT2HV1
Apple https://books.apple.com/book/id6444812019
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-girls-in-cabin-number-three
Indigo https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-girls-in-cabin-number/9781647046347-item.html
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64050753-the-girls-in-cabin-number-three
November
is a time to be thankful. What are you most thankful for this year?
Not only
is fall my favorite time of the year, it’s also when I make the time to be
grateful for everything I have. My health, (I’m an ovarian cancer survivor), my
husband’s health (he’s a prostate cancer survivor), my friends and family and
the time to devote to my passion of writing!
Why
is your featured book worth snuggling up to?
Now that
there the trilogy is finished, it’s a wonderful way to read in depth about a
woman who is starting over. Plus, it’s set up in the mountains, where the days
are crisp, and the evenings are cool enough to start a fire and snuggle up to
the fireplace and read.
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Author Biography:
Chrysteen
Braun is a California native, born and raised in Long Beach.
The Lake
Arrowhead mountains, where she and her husband had a second home, were the
inspiration for her first three books, The Guestbook Trilogy. These fictional
restored cabins from the late 1920s all had their own stories to tell. Through
their children, readers get their first glimpse of who stayed in the cabins,
but not why.
Perfect
for fans of Liane Moriarty's The Husband's Secret and Linda Holmes's Evvie
Drake Starts Over.
"A
touching novel charting two women’s parallel lives, tied together by mysteries,
transformation, and a cabin." —Booklife
"Braun
delivers a moving portrayal of a young woman searching for herself amid
personal upheaval." —Booklife
"Masterfully
written, intriguing, mystifying, and spooky are how I would classify The Man in
Cabin Number Five by Chrysteen Braun. As a great background, Braun uses the
mountainous area and cabins to her advantage in telling the stories of Annie
and Alyce. This is an exceptional plot, never leading the reader too far from
the original storyline. Her character development is outstanding. I was able to
feel everything Annie felt." Teresa Syms for Readers' Favorite Book
Reviews and Awards.
"In
The Man in Cabin Number Five, Chrysteen Braun narrates a deeply compelling,
inspiring, and adorable narrative about the mountainside cabins of Lake
Arrowhead, shocking secrets, and two women that are linked to the cabins in
different ways—one by a buried past and the other by optimistic plans for the
future.
"Chrysteen
Braun does a mind-blowing job of building the characters and making them
lifelike and easy to relate to. The first-person narrative is done to
perfection as it reads like the narrators are speaking to friends—natural,
lively, and jovial. I laughed out loud when I read the part where Anne claims
that a bag of chips and a soda are "just what the doctor ordered.
"The
Man in Cabin Number Five inspires anyone recovering from betrayal and
infidelity to keep living and working towards a better future. The picturesque
descriptions of the scenes and characters will appeal to readers who wish to
get completely immersed in and escape into a fictional world. Chrysteen Braun
creates a masterpiece with smooth storytelling that juxtaposes the serenity of
the mountains with the eruptive chaos of dangerous secrets and ends with a
bang. What a terrific story! What a talented writer!" Foluso Falaye, for
the San Francisco Book Review.
Her
writing crosses genres with Women's Fiction with relationships, and a little
mystery and intrigue. She's published articles about her field of interior
design and remodeling, both for trade publications and her local newspaper and
has just received a Book Excellence Award for The Man in Cabin Number Five.
Braun
lives in Coto de Caza, California (southern Orange County) with her husband
Larry and two Siamese cats.
Social Media Links:
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