Blue Belle Books, North Central Iowa

06/18/2026

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There's a Treasure at the Rainbow's End, In the Caves on Di**le Bay

06/18/2026

SEASIDE DAISY’S SHANTY, ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY

Hello! One of the lines from my "hit single," SEASIDE DAISY’S SHANTY, is “Gold can be a blessing, and gold can be a curse, but true love is the greatest gift, through better and through worse.” Some of you have heard stories about lottery winners who end up worse off and more unhappy than they were before they struck gold. SEASIDE DAISY is one such story....

Hello! One of the lines from my “hit single,” SEASIDE DAISY’S SHANTY, is “Gold can be a blessing, and gold can be a curse, but true love is the greatest gift, through better and through…

06/09/2026

The Bittersweet Side of History and Its Mysteries – Plum Tart Iris by Sherrie Hansen

Hello! Unraveling the mysteries of history can be very bittersweet. Most of you know that I’m working on my 24th novel and that they’re set all over the USA and Europe, where my family’s roots are and my travels have taken me. After 23 books, I am more and more convinced that writing a book is the easy part. Convincing you and the rest of the world to buy them and read them is infinitely harder, at least for me....

Hello! Unraveling the mysteries of history can be very bittersweet. Most of you know that I’m working on my 24th novel and that they’re set all over the USA and Europe, where my family’s roots are …

06/04/2026

Do You Have an Unsolved Mystery in Your Family’s History?

Hello! Sherrie here to tell you about SEA SHELL GINGER, another of my USA based wildflower mysteries, this one set in the place we love to call home for a few weeks in January. Our visits to the barrier islands along the Gulf Coast of Florida near St. Pete's Beach are a fun way research and relax! Pass-A-Grille is one of our favorite spots to watch the sunset and pick up seashells on the beach....

Hello! Sherrie here to tell you about SEA SHELL GINGER, another of my USA based wildflower mysteries, this one set in the place we love to call home for a few weeks in January. Our visits to the ba…

05/31/2026

Hope, Joy, Peace, Love – LOVE NOTES by Sherrie Hansen

Hello! Sherrie here, still struggling to get my body back on Midwestern time after our recent trip to Italy and France. Maybe staying close to home with a chat about one of my local books, LOVE NOTES, set in Northern Minnesota, will help! Mark and I made a yearly trip to Bear Island Lake near Ely and Embarrass, MN to see his aunt and uncle for many years and that’s where LOVE NOTES takes place....

Hello! Sherrie here, still struggling to get my body back on Midwestern time after our recent trip to Italy and France. Maybe staying close to home with a chat about one of my local books, LOVE NOT…

05/28/2026

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Hello! Sherrie here, still struggling to figure out when daybreak is in Northern Iowa as opposed to Italy. As I’ve gotten older, jet lag seems to take a bigger toll on my body’s time clock. Although it’s been some years since I’ve been in Denmark, I’ve been there four times and each time, felt a deeper connection to my Danish ancestors....

Hello! Sherrie here, still struggling to figure out when daybreak is in Northern Iowa as opposed to Italy. As I’ve gotten older, jet lag seems to take a bigger toll on my body’s time clock. Althoug…

05/26/2026

NIGHT AND DAY by Sherrie Hansen – Midnight in Minnesota and Daybreak in Denmark

Hi everyone! It’s Sherrie again, which is more significant than you might think. I finally feel like myself after returning from Italy and France and slowly making my way through jet lag haze and re-adjusting to American time. It’s been exactly a month since we flew to Italy for a Stories and Songs Writing Retreat at Spannocchia in Tuscany. I’m still bringing in the day writing and trying to keep up the good habit of my writing retreat goal to not only write books, but publicize them....

Hi everyone! It’s Sherrie again, which is more significant than you might think. I finally feel like myself after returning from Italy and France and slowly making my way through jet lag haze and r…

05/23/2026

THE TRUTH ABOUT LAST SUMMER

Last summer, I had a perfectly wonderful book come out. HERB ROBERT, a Wildflower novel set at a castle in Ireland, is filled with mystery, suspense, intrigue and a wee bit of romance. It's a snippet of life filled with characters you already know--Pastor Ian MacCraig and Rose from Wild Rose, and Liam, Joy, Luella and Pastor Herb Robert from Traveller's Joy, plus, it introduces a new character, Rosemary Zellner, who you'll love getting to know in TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARY, my new release....

Last summer, I had a perfectly wonderful book come out. HERB ROBERT, a Wildflower novel set at a castle in Ireland, is filled with mystery, suspense, intrigue and a wee bit of romance. It’s a…

05/23/2026

THE TRUTH ABOUT LAST SUMMER: Last summer, I had a perfectly wonderful book come out. HERB ROBERT, a Wildflower novel set at a castle in Ireland, is filled with mystery, suspense, intrigue and a wee bit of romance. It's a snippet of life filled with characters you already know--Pastor Ian MacCraig and Rose from Wild Rose, and Liam, Joy, Luella and Pastor Herb Robert from Traveller's Joy, plus, it introduces a new character, Rosemary Zellner, who you'll love getting to know in TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARY, my new release.

Some of you remember that last summer, Mark was laid up after his ankle fusion surgery. Let me just say that you don't realize how much a person does to help around the house and acreage until they can't. I also had 11 newborn kitties and 2 mama cats to take care of. Long story short, I did nothing to promote HERB ROBERT, and it's such a great book, it deserves better. If you come to see me speak, or purchase TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARY online, don't forget HERB ROBERT. Although one is set in Ireland, and the other in Italy, they're great companion novels. Here's more info on HERB ROBERT.

While the truth is supposed to set you free, Luella suspects the truth would kill her parents—and likely her career. That’s why, when the star of her murder mystery ends up dead, she has no choice but to lie. Herb Robert has high expectations for his life. But his father has a different set than he does; his congregation, yet another. That’s why Herb decides to go to Ireland and do something he wants to do for a change, even though everyone else thinks he’s shirking his responsibilities. God only knows what will happen when Luella’s lies begin to unravel, and the carefully entwined fibers of Herb’s dreams begin to fray. Even the fairies at the Wishing Tree are baffled when things they thought were set in stone start toppling in the wind.

05/23/2026

COMING SOON TO A TOWN NEAR YOU! If you're a local fan, please mark these dates on your calendar so you can come and cheer me on, hear about our trip to Italy, enjoy some Italian cookies, and buy a book or two for yourself, or to give as gifts. I’ll have swag and free drawings and more BLUE BELLE INN B&B AND TEA HOUSE COOKBOOKS! (I wasn’t going to order any more of the nice ones with the spiral binding and the color tabs, but I did… so be thinking who would love to have one. They make great gifts!) If you know a shop, library, book club, or organization that would like to have me speak this summer, please let me know!

Saturday, June 13th from 2 - 3 pm Sweet Reads, Austin, MN

Tuesday, June 23rd from 4 – 5:30 pm Lake Mills Public Library, IA

Thursday, Jun 25th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm (Speak at 6 pm) Joice Public Library, IA

Tuesday, June 30th from 3 – 5 pm Thompson Public Library, IA

Saturday, July 11th at 11 am Three Belle Books, Mason City, IA