"The author displays a mastery in creating multi-dimensional characters.... who pull the reader into the story..."
—KAREN WHITE, NYT and USA Today bestselling author
"...a winning and welcome voice in women’s fiction..."
—CAMILLE PAGÁN, bestselling author of Good for You
Sheila's Latest Release
Between her brother’s mysterious past, her employer’s suspicious dealings and the cute guy’s on-again-off-again flirtations, Mae’s life spins out of control…
And that’s all BEFORE Hurricane Carly makes landfall in Jacksonville Beach.
In her follow-up to Neena Lee Is Seeing Things, Sheila Athens once again explores big human emotions in a light, easy-to-read story filled with Southern charm and a sprinkling of magical realism.
About Sheila
Sheila Athens writes smart fiction set where the South meets the Sunshine state. Her stories are about women seeking to find the peace we all deserve—whether that means they’re battling an external foe or an internal one (or both). Readers are drawn to her work because they believe that everyday heroes can make a difference in our world.
Praise for Sheila
(Neena Lee Is Seeing Things) was a really fun and beautiful story. It covered so many big human emotions like love, grief, and anxiety – but still felt light and easy to read.
—@bookmarkedbyMel on Instagram
What a sweet, fun, enchanting read with just the right notes of romance. A kind-hearted, romantic, grown-up novel that I adored!
—Praise for Neena Lee Is Seeing Things by Lainey Cameron, host of The Best of Women's Fiction Podcast and award-winning author.
I was JFK, Jr. fan. I read George Magazine. The tragedy wrecked me that day. Sheila Athens brought it all back but in the kindest and gentlest of ways.
—Anonymous Amazon review of Neena Lee Is Seeing Things
I really loved everything about this story. I like that Neena Lee was in her fifties and not twenty-something like most stories, and that this has a focus on anxiety, mental health, trauma, grief and moving forward.
—Dawnny Ruby, aka @novelsnlatte on Instagram
Satisfying, lovely, and a new voice for Southern fiction!
—@thenovellife on Instagram regarding Neena Lee Is Seeing Things
...a brand new book you will love if you are a fan of Emily Giffin or Sophie Kinsella.
—@catreader18 on Instagram regarding Neena Lee Is Seeing Things
Also by Sheila
Double Finalist for the Florida Writers Association Lit Awards
Fifty-six-year-old Neena Lee is desperate to revive her travel writing career, though panic attacks have disrupted her work, and the new upstart editor has fired everyone else over the age of forty.
Neena’s finally sent on assignment to the remote Georgia island where John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Carolyn Bessette were married. She’s shocked to find JFK, Jr. himself waiting for her there…though he’s been dead for twenty-five years. The last thing Neena needs is to start seeing things, but JFK, Jr. needs her help, and it seems Neena might need his help, too.
I’m grateful to have the money, time and good health to take this bucket-list trip: A cruise to Alaska. We’re on our way to our first port now. My whale-watching excursion isn’t for two more days, but I’ve already seen some orcas out this observatory window. My pre-cruise excursion to Vancouver and Victoria, BC, was…
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