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Shadows on a Morning in Maine: An Antique Print Mystery (Shadows Antique Print Mystery series Book 8) Kindle Edition

by Lea Wait (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 159 ratings

Book 7 of 7: Antique Print Mystery Series

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Antique print dealer Maggie Summer's making big changes in her life. She's taken a sabbatical from her college teaching job and moved to the coast of Maine to run an antique mall with Will Brewer, her significant other, and is finally hoping to adopt the daughter she's been hoping for. However, the troubled girl referred to her doesn't want any part of the plan, showing affection only for harbor seals, which remind her of her "real mother." Maggie's distraught when someone starts shooting the seals -- and the a young fisherman is murdered. When Will then confesses a secret from his past, she begins to wonder if moving to Maine is the biggest mistake of her life.

Publisher's Weekly: "Wait paints a vivid picture of life in coastal Maine ... (and) tackles the topic of adoption with empathy and nuance."

Barbara Ross (author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries): "Shadows on a Morning in Maine kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end."

Edith Maxwell (author of Delivering the Truth): "Author Wait frames this multi-layer story as expertly as Maggie frames prints - you won't want to stop reading!"

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"...this kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end." -- Barbara Ross

"Lea Wait frames this multi-layered story as expertly as her heroine Maggie frames prints." -- Edith Maxwell

About the Author

Maine author and speaker Lea Wait writes the Shadows Antique Print Mystery series and the Mainely Needlepoint series, as well as historical novels for ages eight and up set in nineteenth-centuryMaine. She has been an antique print dealer (fourth-generation) since 1977. As a single parent, Lea adopted four older girls from Asia. She lives in Maine with her artist husband

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01JMS8ZCU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Perseverance Press (September 7, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2592 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 233 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #438,725 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #11,446 in Cozy Mystery
- #12,372 in Women Sleuths (Kindle Store)
- #17,136 in Women Sleuths (Books)

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When I was in my thirties and single I was an adoption advocate and adopted four daughters. Now I live on the coast of Maine, and write mysteries and historical novels about people searching for love, acceptance, and a place to call home. I'm thrilled to now be a USA Today (and Amazon) best seller!

I write three mystery series -- The Mainely Needlepoint series, the Shadows Antique Mystery series, and the Maine Murder series (under the name Cornelia Kidd.) I also write historical novels: Justice & Mercy, a mystery for adults, and seven historical novels for ages 8 and up. Pizza To Die For is a contemporary mystery for young people.

I love sitting on the porch of my home built in 1774, overlooking the river and sipping wine, when I'm not reading or writing or keeping up with the rest of the world on CNN. On good days I walk along beautiful coastal roads near my home. I also love speaking about writing at schools, libraries, and other organizations.

In my LIVING AND WRITING ON THE COAST OF MAINE I write about what it's like to be an author living in Maine. Full of love and humor, it shows how my work and life intersect.

My favorite quotation is "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved." William Jennings Bryan wrote that, but I think it defines my life.

For more information about me (and links to free prequels of my recent books!) check my website, www.leawait.com, friend me on Facebook and Goodreads, like my www.facebook.com/lLea Wait/Cornelia Kidd page, and read the blog (www.mainecrimewriters.com) I write with 9 other mystery writers from Maine.

And remember ... LIFE is the real mystery!

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I love this series !!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2020

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Shadows on a Morning in Maine, the eighth and final book in the Antique Print Mystery series by Lea Wait is the BEST !! Wait knows how to wrap a present, tie it up with a big bow and present it nicely !! I cannot stress it enough or say it enough.....if you haven't read this series, I HIGHLY encourage you to !!! I took the time to read all eight books in a row and I know it may seem like a lot but once you pick up the first book, Shadows at the Fair and read it, you will want to pick up the next book, Shadows on the Coast of Maine and so forth until you get to this last one. Once you meet main character Maggie Summer and start hanging around with her, you will want to stay with her. You will want to be there for every body she encounters, dead and alive, and you will want to get to know her better and everyone that she meets. You will want to travel with her to the Antique shows and when she goes to visit her main man, Will Brewer and his Aunt Nettie and her best friend Gussie.

As you read this series you will feel like you are growing along side Maggie and everything that she does, you will feel like you are accomplishing things as well and in Shadows on a Morning in Maine, you and Maggie will be tested like you've never been tested before......readers this is your final exam !!!

In Shadows on a Morning in Maine Maggie has made the biggest sacrifice ever !!! She has taken a leave of absence from her job as a professor at Somerset County Community College, leased her house to the professor that is taking her place, and has moved to Maine to be closer to Will. Will purchased an old Victorian house that was an antique mall and is renovating it to be an unscale antique business and Maggie is going to be living on the third floor as well as working downstairs. While they are working on getting the building finished and preparing to open, Maggie is also meeting Brooklin, a nine-year old that she hopes to adopt. As in all the other books, Maggie and now Will have a lot going on but when seals are being found shot to death and a young lobstermen is found dead, (say it with me.....) Maggie has to see what is going on and find out why.

Wait clears a lot of things up in this final book (thankfully !!) and she leaves the reader satisfied.... Well I was anyway, We are left with an understanding of how Maggie's life is going to go moving forward and even though dead bodies and murder are a part of her life, the reader is left knowing that Maggie and whoever is in her life are all going to be okay......and Maggie will continue to do what Maggie does best !!!
Yes I know I am talking like this is a letter from a friend and that Maggie and everything is real but that's the way it feels when you read a series, enjoy it and look forward to the next book.....you become a part of the story and you develop feelings and such for the people and places you visit.

I encourage you to read this series as well as Wait's other amazing series, The Mainely Needlepoint Mystery series..... Two great series to get lost in and find new places and people to love !!!!

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House of Badger

and I like Maggie very much

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016

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I have read all of the Antique Prints series, and I like Maggie very much. In this book, she's moved to Maine to open an antique mall with her significant other Will, and she's proceeding with her plans to adopt an older (nine-year-old) little girl, Brook. Will is not crazy about this idea; he's never hidden his reluctance to be a father from Maggie.

Maggie's worried about bringing Brook home to her new apartment on the third floor of the Victorian House, the antique mall, because Brook loves seals and several have been found shot in the harbor. And then one of the young lobstermen is found murdered.

The mystery isn't very strong, but the background and setting are excellent. I could smell the salt in the air and taste the food. The one thing about this book that I absolutely LOATHED, though, was Will. Halfway through the book, I was hoping Maggie would dump the jerk and wind up with the detective. By the end of the book, the author has come up with yet another explanation for why Will doesn't want to be a father, but that does not excuse his selfishness, his rudeness, and his deliberately ignoring what Maggie needs and feels. I would have walked out on him ages ago, and Maggie's repeated assertions that she loves him just aren't enough to redeem the character in my eyes. I like Maggie. She could do a LOT better. I hope in the next book, Will straightens up a LOT, or I'm going to give up on him and on the series.

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Monique Broz

Three cheers for Maggie Summer!

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016

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I happened upon the Antique Print mysteries by Lea Wait last year and I am so glad I did. I sell antique prints as well and was thrilled to find this series. To my enjoyment, not only did I learn a lot more about collectible prints, I grew to care about the character of Maggie and her friends. Shadows on a Morning in Maine is as good as the rest of the series. I won't go into details so as not to spoil the plot but I was enjoying every chapter to the very last pages to see how things would turn out. I do hope to see more of Maggie in print in the future. Ms. Wait is an exceptional writer who keeps things interesting. I even purchased her Mainely Needlepoint Mystery series because I knew I enjoy her writing style. I was not disappointed.

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lynne m vokatis

Another Satisfying Maggie read

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016

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I have many friends in Maine;connections from being an artist and going every year to Pemaquid to paint. And that blossomed into more friends on FB . When I saw Lea Wait's book on Amazon I grabbed it up and started reading, it was her first Shadows book . Since then I have almost all her books and I think there's a new one soon !
Her books (except for the murders which add some spice and excitement and sometimes some internal conflict )are so filled with love and friendship and family . I love Lea's books I only wish more were on Audible.com I have trouble reading for long periods . Well at least the books last longer . Bravo Lea on your latest!

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Crystal Toller

Antique Print Mysteries

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2021

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When a hard worker who is friends with Wills cousin Brian is killed, Maggie decides to try to help the police find the killer before her hoped to be daughter comes to visit again. What Maggie finds out and how she, along with the police find out, makes for an interesting book. Another good story in this collection

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2020

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This author, Lea Wait, always manages to present a good story...past and present novels. As in the past, I enjoyed this story immensely and was sorry it ended, especially because it was the last in the series. I like this author, and I like her books. Thanks again Lea Wait for many hours of enjoyment and relaxation. I highly recommend this book and the series.

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2023

I'm just at the start of this last book in the series. Didn't Nick beat his daughter in the last book? He's still a state trooper? I don't mind Aunt Nettie being a year younger, but I'm having trouble with Nick.

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Marjorie W.

Last book written in the series

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2021

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Sadly, the author died, so she did not finish the series, but the ending of this book leaves hope for the future. I very much enjoyed her writings.