Lin Stepp

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After twelve Smoky Mountain novels, a new stand-alone series, The Mountain Home Books, began in 2020 with Happy Valley, followed by Downsizing in 2021, Eight at the Lake in 2022, and Seeking Ayita in 2023. The latest Mountain Home title, publishing in late March 2024, is titled Shop on the Corner and set in the small town of Waynesville, North Carolina. I think you will enjoy visiting this picturesque mountain town not far from Asheville–a vibrant haven of the arts, with its charming art galleries, shops, and restaurants along tree-lined sidewalks downtown where this new book is set, the Smoky Mountains not far away. As always you’ll find this new story entertaining and full of vibrant new characters, interesting places, and a host of surprises and adventures to keep you entertained until the end.

New for 2024…

A New Mountain Home Book, Shop on the Corner:

Sometimes life’s unexpected hardships force you to consider drastic changes you’d never have dreamed of but lead in time to some sweet and unexpected joys.

Laura O’Dell’s life lately has been full of nothing but problems. Her father has died, she’s lost her home, and now the family business she owns and loves is being taken by imminent domain to make way for a widened road. On top of it all, her sister and boyfriend came for a visit at Christmas and have stayed on and on, freeloading on her good nature. Maybe as Lillian advises, it’s time to seek a big life change as far away from Amory, Mississippi, as possible.

When Mitchell Quinlan dropped by a new business in Waynesville, NC, to welcome the owner and put in a word for employment for some friends, he was unprepared for the jolt of unexpected feelings that hit him in meeting Laura O’Dell. As a sensible businessman, he’d thought that sort of attraction a figment or books or movies. Yet, as he gets to know Laura, he learns she is holding a lot of secrets and not open to share them with him.

Also new for 2024 …

A New Lighthouse Sisters Beach Book!

The first book in the new Lighthouse Sisters series, Light the Way, published in 2022, introducing readers to the. beautiful Deveaux Inn and Lighthouse on Watch Island at Edisto, South Carolina. The first novel published was Burke Deveaux’s story, the oldest of the four Lighthouse Sisters … and, if you read this book, you also met Burke’s other sisters, her family, and all the colorful Lowcountry characters who were a part of this novel. This second book is Gwen’s story … and I hope you will love it, too.

A note from the author: “Because readers loved my Edisto Trilogy set on Edisto Island on the South Carolina coast – and begged for more books like these – I listened with a smile when the idea for another beach series slipped into my mind and heart. I hope you will enjoy all the stories in The Lighthouse Sisters series.”

The third book in The Lighthouse Sisters series, Light in the Dark:

In this third novel in the beloved Lighthouse Sisters series, Celeste Deveaux struggles to find her way back to joy, love, and meaning after a painful relationship almost shatters her life.

Celeste Deveaux, a bestselling country music singer with fans around the world, never planned or expected to come home again, battered and beaten, to her family’s oceanfront inn and historic lighthouse at Edisto Island on the South Carolina coast. With threats still following her, Celeste struggles to find peace, to decide on her direction, and to recover her life.

Reid Beckett was stunned to see Celeste Deveaux make her way to the piano to sing one night at his Uncle Thurman’s restaurant in Charleston. It had been at least eight years since she’d last performed here as a young girl, long before she left and became a well-known star. He doubted she even remembered him or would recognize him again, but he well remembered her.

The last and fourth title in this new coastal series will publish in 2025 titled: Lila’s story, The Light Continues.

Discover a new guide book, Visiting North Carolina State Parks:

This rich, colorful North Carolina state parks guidebook takes readers traveling from the state’s scenic coastline to its western mountain ranges, providing informational and engaging descriptions of all the state’s forty-one parks. Additionally including over seven hundred color photos in illustration, this is the ideal travel guide for outdoor enthusiasts, campers, history buffs, anglers, and all who are eager to explore the beauty of North Carolina.

Bestselling authors and native Tennesseans, J.L. and Lin Stepp, love exploring the beauty of the Southeast region near their home. After publishing three successful regional guidebooks, The Afternoon Hiker, spotlighting hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains, and two state parks guidebooks, Discovering Tennessee State Parks and Exploring South Carolina State Parks, the Stepps headed next to North Carolina, visiting all forty-one state parks and adding in the National Parks to make the book even more interesting. In a format similar to their previous guides, this new parks’ guidebook focuses on introducing readers to the multitude of recreational opportunities and activities available in all of North Carolina’s stunning and picturesque parks. Clear directions to parks are provided, along with details about amenities, practical tips, local history, suggestions for interesting things to do and see and a rich array of color photos. The Stepps have compiled a remarkable portrait of the amazing diversity of North Carolina’s state parks, each one unique and fascinating in its own way. The book is organized into four regional sections so readers can easily locate and read about parks in the specific area they wish to visit. Indexes list the parks by state region and also alphabetically by name. Through the detailed and personal accounts portrayed, the book offers a joyous celebration of a unique and colorful state.

Look for these and other books by Lin and J.L. Stepp online or in bookstores near you!