In Good Taste: Jeanne Mckay Hartmann

One of the most fun parts of being bloggers is all of the amazing people we have gotten to meet along the way. You know we love our readers and are so grateful for all of you, but we also adore all of the bloggers and super talented friends that we have met along the way.

One of our favorite special friends–and, incidentally, one of the most talented artists we know–Jeanne McKay Hartmann inspires us daily with her gorgeous paintings on Instagram. (If you don’t follow her at @jeannemckayhartmann, you’re missing out!!)

You can always check out an assortment of her gorgeous work on her website and commission until your heart’s content…

But, today, beginning at 11 am EST, our fabulous friend has the honor of being a part of the Furbish Studios Artist Pop Up! 

Twenty-one of Jeanne’s original beauties will be for sale. 

And, y’all. Needless to say, these paintings will go before you can say…

Baguettes and rose!

Jeanne painted this fabulous rendition of my first little book baby’s cover. And it was love at first sight! She brought Dear Carolina to life in a whole new way. I love having a Jeanne McKay Hartmann hanging on my wall, and you will too! It’s the perfect time to pick up that holiday piece to head over to Furbish and pick out your favorites!

Preorder A HAPPIER LIFE for the June 25th Release – 

– amazon

With “her signature warmth and Southern charm” (E! Online), the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Peachtree Bluff series presents a tender and touching novel about a young woman who discovers the family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer in North Carolina.

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put her childhood home in Beaufort, North Carolina, on the market—the home that Keaton didn’t know existed until now—she jumps at the chance to head south. But the moment she steps foot inside the abandoned house, she’s confronted with secrets about grandparents who died in a car accident before she was born. And as she gets to know her charming next-door neighbor, his precocious ten-year-old son, and a flock of endearingly feisty town busybodies, she soon finds she has more questions than answers.

1976: After meeting her adoring husband Townsend, Rebecca “Becks” Saint James abandoned the life she knew and never looked back. Forty years later, she’s made a name for herself as the best hostess North Carolina has ever seen. Her annual summer suppers have become the stuff of legend, and locals and out-of-towners alike clamor for an invitation to her stunning historic home. But she’s struggling behind the façade. Becks strives to make the lives of those around her as easy as possible, but this summer she is facing a dilemma that even she can’t solve. And as the end of the season looms, she is brought to a decision she never wanted to make.

As both Keaton and Becks face new challenges and chapters, they are connected through time by the house on Sunset Lane, which has protected the secrets, hopes, and dreams of the women in their family for generations. For fans of Summer of ‘69 and The Notebook, A Happier Life explores the power of family, the bonds of friendship, and the boundless nature of love.

Jeanne McKay Hartmann

Jeanne McKay Hartmann

Jeanne McKay Hartmann