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At the Corner of King Street

by Mary Ellen Taylor

Series: Alexandria Series (1)

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The author of The Union Street Bakerypresentsa new novel about a woman searching for a fresh start-while unable to forget the past... Adele "Addie" Morgan grew up in a house filled with pain and loss. Determined to live life on her own terms, Addie moves to the country and finds a job at a vineyard where she discovers stability, happiness, and-best of all-love with the kind owner, Scott. But an unexpected call abruptly pulls Addie out of her new and improved life. Her sister has just given birth and Addie's Aunt Grace wants her to return home to help the family-even if it means confronting things she's tried so hard to forget. When Addie arrives, she quickly realizes that she hasn't truly let go of her former life, at least not completely. After making a surprising connection with her sister's baby-and her sister's ex-husband, Zeb-Addie must choose between her picture-perfect future with Scott and the family roots she thought she'd left behind for good...… (more)
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I have read all the books in this series so and want to read the last one. Unlike "Sweet Expectations", which had a brighter outlook, "Corner of King Street, has a more fragile one. Dealing with bi-polar disorder, which can be severe, it made a deep connection with me. My father suffered from it and my aunt was in a state hospital most of her life with it.

Addie's mother and her sister had it and she feared it so much that she decided to have her tubes tied. It is a mental illness carried through families and not only the person who has it, the whole family does. I identified with Addie, who had dropped her dreams many times and paid off her sister's debts, cared for her but wanted a life out of it. The suffering from this illness is born only by the one who has it but by the family.

Addie has to make a series of painful decisions in her life, much like I have done. You have to go but what is in your heart.

I hope that you enjoy this and love this book as much as I did. ( )
  Carolee888 | Oct 12, 2022 |
Wow, where do we start, loved all the plot lines in this story, historical witches, vineyards, and mental health. It culminated into a rich family tale about a curse on the woman in generations of a family that deals with bipolar disease. Ok, we all know it doesn't just have to be in the woman,and how you get sucked into keeping family together no matter how hard you try to stay away. A great read that keeps a really fast pace and then it's done! I was sad it ended but feel that it left off where the next installment of this series can continue. ( )
  mchwest | Jul 11, 2015 |
Mary Ellen Taylor returns following her heartwarming popular Union Street Bakery Series with AT THE CORNER OF KING STREET with the first in the Alexandria Series---a contemporary, poignant story of a woman struggling with her past and the future. As always, love her front covers—drawing you into the beautiful settings.

Taylor knows how to weave a southern story with layers of emotion, history, and human dynamics, as well as delivering riveting crime thrillers under Mary Burton. You have to love an author who can juggle a number of genres, while pulling out "all the stops" across many genres.

Adele “Addie” Morgan did not have a great childhood and finally finds her happiness at a vineyard and the love of a good man, Scott, the owner. She loves her new life, her job, and she of all people, deserves to find happiness.

However, Addie’s life is uprooted when she is called to return home to help the family in Alexandria, Virginia —a life and a past should would rather forget. Unfortunately a painful family past--her mother and sister suffer from a mental illness, bipolar.

Addie has spent the last seven years trying to escape this curse, after an accident. Addie is torn with demands from Aunt Grace and sister, Janet. From her sister’s pregnancy, baby, ex-husband, meds, drama, mental illness, ups and downs, and a failing family business--plus Scott knows nothing about her past, or family.

Torn between family, loyalty, love, history, and the family's disturbing mental illness-- the demands and tolls, roller-coaster; dealing with the heart breaking disease and trying to escape this drama-filled life.

Taylor captures the emotions of the heart from family tragedy to joy, with beautiful writing from talented Southern storyteller—with intriguing history and mystery. We also hear from familiar characters of the Union Street Bakery series, which was delightful. If you have not read the Union Bakery Series, highly recommend.

Cannot wait for the next book in the Alexandria Series: The View from Prince Street, Coming Jan 5, 2016. (Fortunate to receive an ARC and dying to jump ahead to read)!

One of my favorite authors, both as Mary Ellen Taylor (women’s fiction) and Mary Burton (crime, mystery, thriller). She has a rare talent --loving her writing style! ( )
  JudithDCollins | Jun 2, 2015 |
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The author of The Union Street Bakerypresentsa new novel about a woman searching for a fresh start-while unable to forget the past... Adele "Addie" Morgan grew up in a house filled with pain and loss. Determined to live life on her own terms, Addie moves to the country and finds a job at a vineyard where she discovers stability, happiness, and-best of all-love with the kind owner, Scott. But an unexpected call abruptly pulls Addie out of her new and improved life. Her sister has just given birth and Addie's Aunt Grace wants her to return home to help the family-even if it means confronting things she's tried so hard to forget. When Addie arrives, she quickly realizes that she hasn't truly let go of her former life, at least not completely. After making a surprising connection with her sister's baby-and her sister's ex-husband, Zeb-Addie must choose between her picture-perfect future with Scott and the family roots she thought she'd left behind for good...

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