As the only child of a wealthy investment manager, Ellie Chapman has never known anything besides a life of perfect privilege. But her years of good fortune come to an abrupt end when her father is exposed for swindling billions of dollars from innocent investors in a massive Ponzi scheme. And just like that, Ellie loses everything: money, job, home—even her fiancé, who's jailed as her father's partner in crime. With no job prospects on the horizon, no cash, and her family name in tatters, Ellie has only one place to go. Sleepy St. Dennis, Maryland, is hardly where Ellie intends to stay, however. Keeping her identity a secret, she plans to sell the house her late mother left her in the small town and use the proceeds to move on with her life. Unfortunately, her ticket to a new beginning is in dire need of a laundry list of pricey improvements, many of which she'll have to do herself. And until the house on Bay View Road is fit to be sold, the sole place Ellie will be traveling is the hardware store. But as the many charms of St. Dennis—not to mention Cameron O'Connor, the handsome local contractor who has secrets of his own—begin to work their magic, what begins as a lesson in do-it-yourself renovations might just end up as Ellie's very own rejuvenation.
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"A quick read feel good book. This is the first that I have read but there appears to be a whole series evolving around a town in the Chesapeke area. Not sure if I will get hooked I not reading them all." — Gail (4 out of 5 stars)
"A quick read feel good book. This is the first that I have read but there appears to be a whole series evolving around a town in the Chesapeke area. Not sure if I will get hooked I not reading them all."
" Such a wonderful book! The series is great also. I would very much recommend this book to anyone! "
" A pleasant surprise! I don't normally rate books like this as 5 stars, but when a book gets so under my skin that I cry in several places, I don't have any other choice. :-) "
" THis is one of those books you can curl up with on a rainy afternoon, I enjoyed the characters and wanted to keep reading. I look forward to the next one in this series. "
" I really loved this book. It was a great story line. I just fell in love with all the characters. Always look forward to the next in series. "
" Loved this book, the only problem is...how long will it be before we get to go back to St Dennis? Mariah Stewart is a terrific author and I love this series! "
" Another excellent installment in this series. Love this Chesapeake Bay small town of St. Dennis and the people living there. Looking forward to the next book in this series. "
" 3.75 stars. Very nice. Looking forward to the next in this series. Now on to something a bit meatier. :) "
" good "beach" read. I enjoyed it enough to be looking forward to the rest of the series. "
" I loved this book so much that I read it a second time. Ms. Stewart's family dynamics are, as always, well depicted. and St. Dennis and its inhabitants become more dear with every book in this series. "
" The ending seemed a bit abrupt, but still neatly wrapped. Love the new characters, loved the follow-up on old. I can't wait for "At The River's Edge" this August! "
" I loved seeing a romance by Mariah Stewart I totally love her thrillers and her love stories are just as good! I can't wait for more! "
Mariah Stewart is the award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels of contemporary romance and romantic suspense, including several novellas and the bestselling Truth series (Cold Truth, Hard Truth, Dark Truth, and Final Truth). She lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with her husband.
Xe Sands has more than a decade of experience bringing stories to life through narration, performance, and visual art, including recordings of the Nightwalkers series from Jaquelyn Frank. She has received several honors, including AudioFile Earphones Awards and a coveted Audie Award, and she was named Favorite Debut Romance Narrator of 2011 in the Romance Audiobooks poll.
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