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# Library hosts ‘heat wave’
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/library-hosts-heat-wave/
- Published: 2004-05-06T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:16:54.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Montana, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Santa Monica Public Library will become a summer hot spot. The library will present “Heat Wave at the Library,” a book reading and talk by author Jill Marie Landis on Thursday, May 20 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Montana Avenue Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave.

Jill Marie Landis is a nationally best-selling author who has been writing since 1988\. Her novel “Summer Moon” was chosen by Library Journal as one of the top five romance fiction novels of 2001.

Landis has written numerous historical romances and has begun a trilogy of contemporary novels. Booklist called the first book in the series, “Lover’s Lane,” “heart-touching and impossible to put down.”

The former kindergarten teacher grew up in California and now splits her time between California and Hawaii.

Sponsored by the Santa Monica Public Library, the event is free and open to the public. Barnes & Noble will be selling copies of “Heat Wave,” Landis’ most recent novel.

For more information, call (310) 458-8600.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 6, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050604.pdf?ref=smdp.com)