AAL West Of Bliss (NAPSA)—Returning to the quirky retirement community of Valhalla Springs, award-winning Suzann Ledbetter reintroduces readers to her lovable cast of oddball characters in West of Bliss (MIRA Books, $6.50). The novel builds upon thetrials and tribulations of Hannah Garvey as she attempts to adjust to life in the supposedly sedate Missouri Ozarks after escaping a high-paying but unfulfilling job in Chicago. Picking up where North of Clever leaves off, West of Bliss sage begins with the * wedding of two of the senior citizens at the retirement yy community run by = Hannah. A bridesmaid at the nuptials—it’s about as close as she ever wants to get toa wedding altar—the perpetually beleaguered Hannahis stunned when her boyfriend, Sheriff David Hendrickson, suddenly proposes to her. While Hannah searches for reasons to turn David down, dis- aster suddenly strikes. A gunman opens fire with an assault rifle at a farewell bash for two of herresidents. When the smokeclears, 14 are wounded and three killed. Although he now has a major murder case on his hands, David can’t help but wonder about certain connections—specifically involving Hannah—that make matters even more complicated. West of Bliss is available wherever paperbacks are sold, or through www.mirabooks.com.
