Download or read book Seashell Season written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Holly Chamberlin's touching and thought-provoking novel about a mother's struggle to reconnect with her long-lost daughter... Every year on March 26th, Verity Peterson visits Ogunquit Beach, where she puts a handwritten message into a bottle and launches it into the waves. It's a ritual of remembrance for the daughter she hasn't seen in sixteen years--not since her baby's father, Alan, took two-month-old Gemma and disappeared. Verity keeps searching and hoping, sustained by the thought that someday she might get to be a mother to her own child. And finally, one phone call may change everything... Verity learns that Alan is now in jail on abduction charges--and Marni Armstrong, born Gemma Peterson-Burns, is coming to live with Verity in Yorktide, Maine. But this isn't the joyful reunion Verity imagined. Gemma has been raised to believe Verity was an unfit mother who left Alan no choice but to take her out of harm's way. Over the course of one summer, Verity tries to reach a tough, wary young woman who's more stranger than daughter. And Gemma must reexamine everything she thought about her parents--and decide whether to trust in a relationship that, though delicate as a seashell on the surface, could prove to be just as beautiful and resilient.

Download or read book Sea Glass Summer written by Michelle Houts and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Michelle Houts and illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline explore the magic of one of the seaside’s greatest wonders and the bonds that link us through time. One summer, a boy named Thomas visits his grandmother at her seaside cottage. She gives him a magnifying glass that once belonged to his grandfather, and with it Thomas explores the beach, turning grains of sand into rocks and dark clamshells into swirling mazes of black, gray, and white. When his grandmother shows him a piece of sea glass, Thomas is transfixed. That night he dreams of an old shipyard and the breaking of a bottle. Could the very piece of sea glass on his nightstand have come from that bottle? For the rest of the summer, he searches for more sea glass and hopes to have dreams that will reveal more of the sea’s secrets. A stunning ode to stories and the seaside, this picture book invites readers to imagine the ocean of possibility that lives in every small or forgotten treasure.

Download or read book The Season of Us written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gincy Gannon Luongo escaped from the storybook small town of Appleville, New Hampshire twenty years ago. Now, she is bringing her teenage daughter Tasmin with her to visit her recently widowed mother in the weeks leading up to Christmas at her brother Tommy's urging. Her once feisty and strong-willed mother Ellen Gannon is mired in depression and her brother isn't doing much better. With each passing day, dealing with the imagined slights and lingering resentments that have created chasms between them all, Gincy realised how seriously she has undervalued her mother and underestimated her brother. Now, with the support of her husband, daughter and best friends, she is starting to see what she has missed.

Download or read book Seasons and Seashells written by Linsey Lanier and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven great stories. Seven great voices. Seven great reading choices. Seasons and Seashells, an anthology from the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales, will leave you laughing, crying, sighing and wanting more. Love Stories for Every Season Seasons change, signaling life's beginnings and endings. There are as many interpretations of the passage of time and the meaning of love as there are seashells on a sandy beach. For a storyteller, a seashell can signify a token of love, a clue to a murder or memories of the past. In this book, we're presenting just a few of those stories for you. Anthology Authors: Carol Burnside Tami Brothers Marilyn Baron Lindy Chaffin Start Linsey Lanier Pam Asberry Maxine Davis

Download or read book Home for the Summer written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Yorktide, Maine Novel. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother and daughter escape to a beautiful coastal town in Maine to find healing in the wake of heartbreaking loss.

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Download or read book Summer on Seashell Island written by Sophie Pembroke and published by Orion. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Absolutely fantastic read...this is superb...devoured this in one sitting' NetGalley reviewer 'A perfect happy ever after read.' NetGalley reviewer All you need is one summer to change your life... Miranda Waters has always loved Seashell Island - while her brother and sister escaped it as soon as they were old enough. So when Miranda is left in charge of her parents' Lighthouse B&B for the summer, the last thing she expects is her wayward siblings showing up at the door, seeking sanctuary. It's been years since they've all lived under the same roof. Now, they're facing a whole summer together - and a crisis for the B&B and Seashell Island. With the Lighthouse filled with people - including two imaginative nieces, a four piece folk-rock band, and an unruly llama - and a lifetime of secrets between them, can the Waters siblings work together to save their home before it's too late? This summer it's time to discover that home really is where the heart is, and what family really means... The perfect summer holiday romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Phillipa Ashley and Sarah Morgan NetGalley reviewers are already raving about this perfect escapist read: 'This is an ideal lockdown read with a feel good factor.' 'A pretty perfect summer read' 'A perfect summery feel good read ideal for this time of year!' 'Definitely won't be my last read by Sophie Pembroke' 'A really lovely, feel good story' 'Is Seashell Island a real place, and if so, can I go there immediately?'

Download or read book The Shell Seekers written by Rosamunde Pilcher and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-03-23 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of a long and useful life, Penelope Keeling's prized possession is The Shell Seekers, painted by her father, and symbolizing her unconventional life, from bohemian childhood to wartime romance. When her grown children learn their grandfather's work is now worth a fortune, each has an idea as to what Penelope should do. But as she recalls the passions, tragedies, and secrets of her life, she knows there is only one answer...and it lies in her heart, in this beloved Cornwall novel from Rosamunde Pilcher.

Download or read book Summer with My Sisters written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a beautiful New England beach town, three sisters rediscover what it means to be a family in this heartfelt novel by the author of Seashell Season. When Poppy Higgins left Yorktide, Maine, for Boston, she pictured future visits home as brief diversions from her real life in the big city. But fate had different ideas. At twenty-five, Poppy is back in Yorktide to care for her two teenage sisters following their father's death. Sixteen-year-old Daisy resents Poppy's long absence and chafes under her fumbling efforts to be a parent. Violet, now thirteen, is a virtual stranger to her oldest sister. The once happy family now seem adrift, and Poppy longs to escape her responsibilities. But when the sisters meet Evie, an enigmatic newcomer to Yorktide, the young woman will be an unlikely catalyst in their journey back to each other. For as Poppy discovers the deep loss in Evie's life, she awakens to the truth about her own—and about the home she tried to leave behind.

Download or read book All Our Summers written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a reading group guide and discussion questions.

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Download or read book The Summer Nanny written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Yorktide, Maine Novel. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a reading group guide and Q&A with the author.

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Download or read book Country Living Barefoot Summers written by Faith Andrews Bedford and published by Hearst Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith Andrews Bedford, a favorite with Country Living's readers, captures the magic of summer, childhood, and home in a moving collection of essays. For years, the readers of Country Living have adored Faith Andrews Bedford's evocative stories, featured in her beloved bi-monthly column, "Kids in the Country." This enchanting collection invites everyone to join Bedford as she movingly recaptures the modest triumphs of children, the importance of family traditions, and the simple pleasures of country life. In "Sister Dresses," Faith's mother finds three special Easter outfits "all exactly the same," delighting her daughters. "Time & a Bottle" tells of Faith's girlhood walks along the beach, where she hoped that the sea glass she collected "had come from a perfume bottle thrown into the water a century ago by an elegant lady in France." Every one of these essays explores the beauty in the ordinary and the meaning in the everyday.

Download or read book Tuscan Holiday written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this smart, tender, insightful novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime--and change us forever... When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina--twenty-one, newly graduated, and close to her mom in many ways--has always been more the PBS type: dependable, practical, and completely in control. Elizabeth knows Marina wants to avoid the kind of "stupid mistake" that left Elizabeth a single mother at twenty-two, and she's bitten her tongue as Marina settles for a wealthy fiancé who gives her everything, she thinks she wants. After all, Elizabeth--unable to bring herself to fully commit to the man she has dated for years--is hardly an expert in romance. Still, a lot can happen on vacation, especially in Tuscany, where every scent borne on the warm breeze inspires delight, and every view makes the heart soar. There, on streets once walked by Dante and Michaelangelo, Marina is blindsided by a gorgeous Italian named Luca who shows her how gloriously unpredictable passion can be. And Elizabeth finally lets go of the role that has defined her for so long to embrace her own uncertain future...

Download or read book Barefoot in the Sand written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Maine coast, Holly Chamberlin’s novels are a summer staple. Now she weaves a heartfelt story of past and present summers and new beginnings, as a mother and daughter reconnect after decades apart . . . There are moments that change your entire life’s direction. For Arden Bell, owner of a cherished bookstore in the seaside hamlet of Eliot’s Corner, one such moment comes early on a summer day when she opens the door to Laura Huntington—the daughter she hasn’t seen in thirty-seven years. Not a day has passed in which Arden hasn’t thought of the baby she glimpsed only once before her wealthy, powerful parents forced her to give her up for adoption. Shy and sheltered, Arden finally mustered the courage to leave her Maine hometown of Port George, changed her name, and has barely seen her parents since. Nor has she heard from Rob, the boy she was so passionately in love with. Now Laura’s arrival, and her inevitable questions, will propel both women on a journey to forge a new relationship and unravel the past. Amid revelations and discoveries—sometimes painful, often unexpected—they will learn the truth about a long-ago summer, and about the risks we take and sacrifices we make for love.

Download or read book Home for Christmas written by Holly Chamberlin and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a mother and her almost-grown daughters, Christmas in coastal Maine difficult choices, new surprises and a chance at love in this heartfelt novel. At first glance, Nell King's cozy home in Yorktide, Maine, seems a step down from the impeccable house she shared with her husband in Boston. But in the six years since he abruptly left to marry another woman, Nell and her daughters have found real happiness here. Now, faced with what may be their last Christmas together, Nell feels anxious. She gave up her own ambitions when she married. What will become of her once her daughters leave the nest? Twenty-one-year-old Molly worries about sacrificing her independence the way her mother did. Should she stay in Maine with her dependable boyfriend, or move to the city and prove herself? Felicity, meanwhile, is torn between loyalty to Nell and wanting to spend time with her glamorous stepmother. Nell is eager to make this holiday picture-perfect. But there's a complication—and an opportunity. Nell's first love, now a successful novelist, is in town for a book signing. As the two rekindle their friendship, Nell confronts the choices she once made in the name of stability. And as the days unfold with revelations and unexpected gifts, this Christmas promises to herald a bright new beginning . . .