Download or read book No Home Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nantucket was Mae Benson’s paradise—until her beloved husband of forty-one years passes away in a tragic boating accident. In the wake of her loss, Mae is desperate for a fresh start. So when her sister-in-law offers her the chance to run Nantucket’s famed Sweet Island Inn, Mae takes her up on the challenge. Perhaps the Inn can provide the healing she so desperately needs. She’s not the only one hoping for new beginnings. Mae’s oldest child, Eliza, is facing an unexpected pregnancy with a fiancé she no longer wants to be with. Her daughter Holly is caught in a marriage on the rocks. Should she soldier on through growing discontent… or sacrifice her own happiness for the sake of her kids? And headstrong Sara is reeling in the throes of a forbidden workplace romance—with a charming man who’s too good to be true. Take a trip to Nantucket’s Sweet Island Inn and follow along as Mae Benson and her children face the hardest summer of their lives. Love, loss, heartbreak, hope—it’s all here and more. Can Mae find a way to bring herself and her family to the light at the end of the tunnel? Find out in NO HOME LIKE NANTUCKET: the first book in the Sweet Island Inn series.

Download or read book No Love Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She built the Sweet Island Inn. But can Toni Benson build a life of happiness for herself? Toni Benson’s life has been a roller coaster. Years ago, the heartbreak caused by a cheating ex-husband left her in tatters. Then she discovered the run-down fixer-upper that would become the Sweet Island Inn. For a while, things were good. But when her brother Henry’s tragic death sends her reeling all over again, she’s back to square one. So she sets off on an overseas journey, in hopes of learning from scratch what kind of woman she is meant to be. She wasn’t looking for love. But it found her anyways. Follow Toni’s journey as the Nantucket native navigates an explosive romance, an unbearable tragedy, and the prospect of starting life anew in her late fifties. In the end, only one thing is certain: there is no love like her love for Nantucket. Travel back to the very beginnings of the Sweet Island Inn and follow along with the soaring highs and heartbreaking lows of Aunt Toni’s story in NO LOVE LIKE NANTUCKET, the fourth installment of author Grace Palmer’s beloved Sweet Island Inn series.

Download or read book No Beach Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Benson family needs a fresh start. Can they find peace and happiness on the beaches of Nantucket? Last summer, a storm blew the Benson family’s lives to bits. It’s been almost a year since that fateful day. Since they learned that life at the beach isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. They’re doing their best to pick up the pieces. Mae is running the Sweet Island Inn. Eliza is learning what it means to be a mother. Sara is rediscovering her passion in the wake of heartbreak. Holly is searching for stability in her marriage. And Brent is—well, Brent isn’t doing so great. Despite these challenges, they just might make it—if they can stick together. But right when it seems like they’re going to be okay, terrible news strikes. A call from Aunt Toni changes everything. And suddenly, Nantucket doesn’t feel quite like home anymore. Come book your stay at Nantucket’s Sweet Island Inn—where the water is warm, the sun is shining, and everyone welcomes you like family—in this heartwarming, inspirational women’s fiction beach read from author Grace Palmer.

Download or read book No Forever Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IF MAE LOSES THE INN, SHE’LL LOSE EVERYTHING. Mae Benson was born to run the Sweet Island Inn. She cooks, she cleans, she laughs, she makes a mean pot of coffee and she always knows which beach to recommend to her guests. But suddenly, that way of life looks very much in danger. On what was supposed to be a happy day—the day her boyfriend Dominic gets down on one knee and asks her to marry him—Mae discovers that a collective of out-of-towners with bad intentions intends to usurp her business by building a competing hotel right down the street. And she’s not the only one floundering. Other mysterious out-of-towners are bringing troubles of their own for the Benson clan—including an anonymous offer to buyout Sara’s ownership of Little Bull restaurant (with some very strange strings attached). Holly’s childhood friends arrive back on Nantucket for a tumultuous high school reunion with plenty of baggage in tow. And Eliza, meanwhile, is doing her best to keep her head above water—even as the anxieties she thought she left behind threaten to drag her beneath the stormy waves. Catch up with the Benson family in this sweet, clean women’s fiction novel that's a perfect beach read. If you haven’t already, check out the other books in the series: No Home Like Nantucket (Book 1) No Beach Like Nantucket (Book 2) No Wedding Like Nantucket (Book 3) No Love Like Nantucket (Book 4) No Secret Like Nantucket (Book 5)

Download or read book The Vineyard Sisters written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three estranged sisters. Two months to save their family's inn. One secret that changes everything. Warren Townsend’s death brings his three estranged daughters together on Martha's Vineyard for the first time in years. After the funeral, the Townsend women are all desperate to return to their own individual pursuits. But just when they’re ready to leave the island for good, the last line of Warren's will binds them together forever. They have two months to save their father's legacy, the Wayfarer Inn... Before it gets sold to the highest bidder. The sister who never left home, the sister who thought she had it all, and the sister they’ve never even met are brought together in this heartwarming, sweet women’s fiction novel from author Grace Palmer.

Download or read book No Wedding Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wedding of the year versus the storm of the century. Who will win? Things are finally looking up for the Benson family. After a year of tough choices and big leaps of faith, it seems like love, success, and happiness are right in their grasp. But with a wedding on the horizon and a successful new restaurant growing faster than anyone ever expected, everyone certainly has their hands full. In fact, it’s starting to cause problems. Little cracks are appearing in the surface. And the historic storm brewing offshore might turn those cracks into craters. Can the Bensons and their loved ones band together in time to make this summer their best yet? Or will jealousy and uncertainty spoil the big day? Find out in NO WEDDING LIKE NANTUCKET. Welcome back to another summer at Nantucket’s Sweet Island Inn! It’s the happiest time of the year, so sit down, stay awhile, and fall in love in this heartwarming, inspirational women’s fiction beach read from author Grace Palmer.

Download or read book Nantucket Threads written by Pamela M. Kelley and published by Piping Plover Press. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Izzy's life is about to change soon in the biggest way possible. She is excited and nervous and torn about whether or not to give her ex, Rick Savage another chance. Rick has tried to be a better man. He's gone through anger management classes and really seems to be making an effort. But is that enough? Does she owe it to him, to them, to try one more time? Or is it okay for her to move on and possibly even consider a future with someone else? Not that she is looking to do that, but there is someone else who she has known as a friend for a long time. He's a very good friend and at times she wonders if there could be something more there. But, she has bigger things to consider first. Someone other than herself and it's all new to her. But, her sister Mia is there to help. Izzy is now living with Mia since her condo was renovated. And Mia has a promising new romance. And there's a lot going on with the Hodges family too. Kate has a very big announcement and Lisa learns that she has been violating a major rule for her bed and breakfast. So changes are coming....

Download or read book Love Anthony written by Lisa Genova and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Remember how you couldn't put down Still Alice? Well, clear your schedule-because you're going to feel the same way' Jodi Picoult From the bestselling author of Still Alice and Every Note Played comes a heartfelt novel about friendship and a mother coping with the loss of her autistic son. Olivia Donatelli's dream of a 'normal' life was shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at age three. He didn't speak. He hated to be touched. He almost never made eye contact. And just as Olivia was starting to realise that happiness and autism could coexist, Anthony died. Now she's alone in a cottage on Nantucket, separated from her husband, desperate to understand the meaning of her son's short life, when a chance encounter with another woman facing her own loss brings Anthony alive again for Olivia in a most unexpected way. In a piercing story about motherhood, love and female friendship, Lisa Genova offers us two unforgettable women on the verge of change who discover the small but exuberant voice that helps them both find the answers they need. Fans of The Reason I Jump and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time will love Lisa Genova's story: always authentic and utterly moving.

Download or read book 28 Summers written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "captivating and bittersweet" novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69: Their secret love affair has lasted for decades—but this could be the summer that changes everything (People). When Mallory Blessing's son, Link, receives deathbed instructions from his mother to call a number on a slip of paper in her desk drawer, he's not sure what to expect. But he certainly does not expect Jake McCloud to answer. It's the late spring of 2020 and Jake's wife, Ursula DeGournsey, is the frontrunner in the upcoming Presidential election. There must be a mistake, Link thinks. How do Mallory and Jake know each other? Flash back to the sweet summer of 1993: Mallory has just inherited a beachfront cottage on Nantucket from her aunt, and she agrees to host her brother's bachelor party. Cooper's friend from college, Jake McCloud, attends, and Jake and Mallory form a bond that will persevere—through marriage, children, and Ursula's stratospheric political rise—until Mallory learns she's dying. Based on the classic film Same Time Next Year (which Mallory and Jake watch every summer), 28 Summers explores the agony and romance of a one-weekend-per-year affair and the dramatic ways this relationship complicates and enriches their lives, and the lives of the people they love.

Download or read book Beautiful Day written by Elin Hilderbrand and published by Reagan Arthur Books. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in this beloved bestseller from "the queen of the summer novel" (People). The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a happy occasion: a wedding that will unite their two families. Plans are being made according to the wishes of the bride's late mother, who left behind The Notebook: specific instructions for every detail of her youngest daughter's future nuptials. Everything should be falling into place for the beautiful event -- but in reality, things are falling apart. While the couple-to-be are quite happy, their loved ones find their lives crumbling. In the days leading up to the wedding, love will be questioned, scandals will arise, and hearts will be broken and healed. Elin Hilderbrand takes readers on a touching journey in Beautiful Day -- into the heart of marriage, what it means to be faithful, and how we choose to honor our commitments.

Download or read book Surrender Bay written by Denise Hunter and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heart-tugging tale of shattered trust, growing faith, and love that endures . . . all in a romantic seaside setting. Samantha Owens' estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket—a place she fled years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can't afford to pass up a financial windfall like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that separated her from the God of her childhood. And she must tell Landon why she fled the island in the first place—a secret that could tear them apart. Is Landon’s love really as unconditional as he claims? And will Samantha finally realize that the God she found all those years ago never abandoned her? Full-length, standalone Clean romance Happily ever after Praise for Surrender Bay: “No one can write a story that grips the heart like Denise Hunter . . . if you like Karen Kingsbury or Nicholas Sparks, this is an author you'll love.” —Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author

Download or read book On the Oceans of Eternity written by S. M. Stirling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Turtledove hailed Island in the Sea of Time as “one of the best time travel/alternative history stories I’ve ever read,” and Jane Lindskold called Against the Tide of Years “another exciting and explosive tale.” Now the adventures of the Nantucket islanders lost in the time of the Bronze Age continues with On the Oceans of Eternity. Ten years ago, the twentieth century and the Bronze Age were tossed together by a mysterious Event. In the decade since, the Republic of Nantucket has worked hard to create a new future for itself, using the technological know-how retained from modern times to explore and improve conditions for the inhabitants of the past. Some of these peoples have become allies. Some have turned instead to the renegade Coast Guard officer William Walker. And for ten years, the two sides have tested each other, feinting and parrying, to decide who will be the ones to lead this brave new world into the future. Now the official battle lines have been drawn. And only one side can emerge the victor…

Download or read book No Secret Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A secret bundle in a dusty corner sends the Benson family reeling. It wasn't meant to be uncovered. But when her son Brent stumbles across something curious hidden in the workshop, innkeeper Mae Benson must relive events she thought she left thirty years in the past. Her boyfriend Dominic is doing his best to help. But the arrival of a movie crew on Nantucket to film the adaptation of his latest novel has upended everything at the Sweet Island Inn. And Mae's children are just as preoccupied. Eliza, eight months pregnant, can't be reached--and Mae is terrified that something is going wrong with the baby. Holly is dealing with an unexpected houseguest with a grim and mysterious past. And Sara is struggling to answer a thorny question: who is stealing from her restaurant?

Download or read book No Secret Like Nantucket written by Grace Palmer and published by Grace Palmer. This book was released on with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A secret bundle in a dusty corner sends the Benson family reeling. It wasn’t meant to be uncovered. But when her son Brent stumbles across something curious hidden in the workshop, innkeeper Mae Benson must relive events she thought she left thirty years in the past. Her boyfriend Dominic is doing his best to help. But the arrival of a movie crew on Nantucket to film the adaptation of his latest novel has upended everything at the Sweet Island Inn. And Mae’s children are just as preoccupied. Eliza, eight months pregnant, can’t be reached—and Mae is terrified that something is going wrong with the baby. Holly is dealing with an unexpected houseguest with a grim and mysterious past. And Sara is struggling to answer a thorny question: who is stealing from her restaurant? Follow along with the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the Benson family in this sweet, clean women’s fiction novel. If you haven’t already, check out the other books in the series: No Home Like Nantucket (Book 1) No Beach Like Nantucket (Book 2) No Wedding Like Nantucket (Book 3) No Love Like Nantucket (Book 4)

Download or read book Is It Any Wonder written by Courtney Walsh and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a promise made as kids bring them back together as adults? In this Nantucket-set beach read, “master of the genre” (Midwest Book Review) Courtney Walsh delivers a sparkling inspirational romance about first love and second chances. Twelve years ago, Cody Boggs and Louisa Chambers made a pact that no matter where their lives took them, they’d return to Nantucket Island’s Brant Point Lighthouse on July 30, their shared golden birthday, and continue their tradition of exchanging birthday wishes. But that was before a tragic accident upended both of their lives, irrevocably pulling them apart. Their worlds collide just months before that particular day when Louisa’s fledgling event planning company is hired by the local Coast Guard station, where she discovers Cody has recently returned to the island as the second in command. As they plan a regatta fundraiser, hoping to promote positive PR in the community, neither can deny the fireworks each encounter ignites. But working together also brings up memories of the day Cody’s father died, revealing secrets that have Cody and Louisa questioning everything they thought they knew and felt about their families and each other.

Download or read book Against the Tide of Years written by S. M. Stirling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-05-01 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “STIRLING HAS SURPASSED HIS PREVIOUS WORK,” raved Science Fiction Chronicle of his bestselling novel Island in the Sea of Time, and George R. R. Martin hailed it as “an utterly engaging account of what happens when the isle of Nantucket is whisked back into the Bronze Age.” Now, the adventure continues... In the years since the Event, the Republic of Nantucket has done its best to recreate the better ideas of the modern age. But the evils of its time resurface in the person of William Walker, renegade Coast Guard officer, who is busy building an empire for himself based on conquest by technology. When Walker reaches Greece and recruits several of their greater kinglets to his cause, the people of Nantucket have no choice. If they are to save the primitive world from being plunged into bloodshed on a twentieth-century scale, they must defeat Walker at his own game: war.

Download or read book Nantucket White Christmas written by Pamela M. Kelley and published by Piping Plover Press. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today best seller. Growing up as an orphan, Angela Stark has never been a fan of the holiday season, even though she was a Christmas baby. This year is no exception when everything that could possibly go wrong does, and she and her elderly cat, Sam, are about to be homeless. Her last resort is to move in temporarily with her best friend, Jane—who is allergic to cats. But then, a letter arrives that changes everything, and she and Sam find themselves heading to Nantucket. It seems like the perfect financial solution that will enable her to return home to San Francisco a few months later. But then she meets the Hodges family and friends. In particular, a certain best-selling author who tries to convince her to stay on Nantucket longer. And as she gets to know Lisa Hodges and her children, Kate, Kristen, Abby and Chase, she experiences what it’s like to be welcomed as part of a family, for the first time.