Mailbox Monday - July 9

In honor of our vacation, I'm sharing the Wrightsville Beach mailbox. To read its story click here.

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles, and humongous wish lists.

This is our final Monday on the Outer Banks. Though we only have a few days left, we plan to make the most of it. Tropical Storm Chris is limiting any swimming--and probably will for most of the week. No loss to me, as I don't swim. It is a bummer for the kids and the hubby. At least yesterday evening when we visited the sand didn't blast you in the face like the day before.

When we are here, we like to support as many local businesses as we can. The girls enjoy visiting downtown Manteo and the first Friday of every month from April through November is First Friday, where they have local musicians and activities and the stores are open later. We stopped by Downtown Books and I choose these two novels that are tie-ins to the story of the Lost Colony. 

Rose Payne is heartbroken when her secret betrothal to a duke's son results in public scandal and her dismissal from her position as a clerk in his noble household. Desperate for work, she signs up for a risky colonial venture and sails for the New World, vowing never again to fall for a wealthy gentleman.

Sailing home after a diplomatic tour in London, Chief Manteo is bewitched by the intelligent, fiery-haired, working class girl and determined to overcome her distrust of men. A titled and powerful man on two continents, he is everything she thinks she isn't looking for. But a man in his position never backs down from a challenge. He contrives a daring plan to win her heart -- a plan he prays will protect her from a conspiracy involving murder, blood money, and a terrifying betrayal aboard their fleet of ships.

Jane Mannering can shoot an arrow and handle a knife as well as any Englishman. But she's no match for the red-painted Native American warriors who ambush their Colonial caravan the moment she and her friends reach the shores of Virginia. When Chief Wanchese shows up at the Great Trading Path to view the human spoils of the raid, Jane is shaken to learn their greatest enemy wants her for himself. It's a pity he's the only man on two continents who has ever stirred her heart, because capturing his is definitely not part of her escape plan!

Hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Feel free to share what was in your mailbox.