The vineyard at painted moon by Susan Mallery, according to the Urban Dictionary definition, is a beach book -
I don't go to the beach anymore, but I do find myself reading more of this type of book during the summer.
After enjoying this one, I'm asking myself why I don't read more of them year round. I like the settings, I like the simple romances and, in the case of this one, I love reading about vineyards and wine making.
Several years ago we stopped at Windsor Wines in Sonoma County on our way from San Francisco to Portland. That is where I learned that I could order wine and have it shipped to my home as well as choose my own labels. Which I did several times, including the year before I turned 65. I wanted to do something special for my 65th birthday. Then I remembered the Beatles song When I'm Sixty Four and thought, "Why wait?" I ordered a selection of wines and had the words "Birthday Greetings, Bottle of Wine? Will you still feed me, when I'm 64!" printed on the label. I saved one of the empty bottles and bought the little stopper that makes it a candle at the former Dale Valley Winery.
But back to the book. The more I read the more I felt like it reminded me of the 80's TV show Falcon Crest and its tyrannical matriarch. I even wondered if that is where the author got her inspiration.
I never watched Falcon Crest more than a time or two. It was on at the same time as Dynasty, another nighttime soap opera, which I was a fan of. I don't know why I preferred Dynasty over Falcon Crest, but most likely because I was already hooked on Dynasty, which began in January, 1981. FC didn't premiere until December of 1981.
A quick check shows me that I have not read any other books by Mallery but the library has a lot of her books going back to 2009. So, if I do decide to read some more beach books, I have plenty to choose from.
Tomorrow, my other July 2021 reads.
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