LEAH WEISS is a bestselling author born in eastern North Carolina and raised in the foothills of Virginia. At age 70, she published her debut novel, IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE in August, 2017; it has sold over 200,000 copies and was selected as a Library Reads, Indie Next and SIBA Okra Pick. It was honored as a 2018 finalist for the Library of Virginia’s Literary Fiction and People’s Choice Awards and nominated for the Southern Book Prize.
Summer, 1980. Kate Shaw has lived in Baines Creek for ten years, teaching at a one-room schoolhouse on the brink of closure. A skeptic by heart, she rejects superstition and the belief in Appalachian folklore, much to the chagrin of Birdie Rocas, a lively and reclusive woman with a trove of secrets. Yet when Birdie dies and leaves Kate a trunk of illuminated manuscripts and journals, Kate is thrown into a mystery, overwhelmed by a collection that spans centuries back to Scotland.
Enter Lydia Brown, a psychic with a curious birthmark whose visions stopped the day her parents died. She travels to Appalachia in search of Birdie. From there, the two women’s stories intertwine, as they investigate the questions surrounding Birdie’s death and legacy, through secret rooms, underground tunnels, and back country graveyards.
MARYBETH MAYHEW WHALEN is the author of the recent, Every Moment Since and nine previous novels. Marybeth received a BA in English with a concentration in Writing and Editing from NC State University and has been writing ever since. She is a mother of of six-who are now all in various stages of adulting. Marybeth now calls Sunset Beach, NC home.
On a quiet spring afternoon, an ordinary small-town post office becomes ground zero for a domestic dispute. A husband draws a weapon and seals the doors, holding four women captive: his frightened wife, a young woman searching for meaning amid uncertainty, a mother on the brink of letting go, and an elderly woman concealing a secret that could shatter everything she knows.
Each of the three women who walked into the post office is carrying something that, if mailed, would profoundly change her life. As minutes become hours in this daylong siege, these strangers forge lasting bonds. Handle with Care shines a light on hope found even in the darkest moments, and illuminates how even strangers, thrown together by chance and hardship, have the power to change each other's lives.
Two North Carolina Authors, with two fabulous new books! Join us for a wonderful time at the beaufiful Sea View Inn: A Barefoot Paradise since 1937.
Date: Friday, April 17th 2026
Location: Sea View Inn- 414 Myrtle Ave Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Time: 10:45AM-1:00PM
Your ticket includes a double author presentation, meet & greet, personalized book signing, a delicious lunch, dessert, beverages, complimentary seating, table service, private dining, and the opportunity to purchase the event books.
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