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A President dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving a secret mistress and their twelve-year-old son…and also a loyal First Lady who has no idea what went wrong with their marriage.
Forty-nine-year old widow Ruby Hudson, the former First Lady of the United States, needs a fresh start. As she mourns the loss of her husband, she turns her love of books into a whole new career, opening a little bookshop on a charming, pirate-themed island called Shipwreck Key just off the coast of the Florida Panhandle. Her two daughters think she’s crazy, but Ruby can finally breathe again knowing that she'll never have to deal with the constant scrutiny and pressure that come with a high-profile life in the White House.
Just as she’s beginning to feel at home on Shipwreck Key, Ruby receives a visit from her husband’s former Chief of Staff: a tell-all biography about her husband’s presidency—and about their marriage—is in the works, and the author is none other than Dexter North, a young, hot, serious journalist with another scandalous book about a different President’s misdeeds already on the bestseller lists. Ruby worries that the book will destroy her husband’s legacy—not to mention her life—and she realizes that the only way to control the narrative is to cooperate with Dexter North.
Then, without warning, the President’s mistress shows up on the island with their son. Ruby doesn’t want to meet or talk to this woman, and when her late husband’s lover gives her a mysterious letter that he wrote for Ruby before his death, she's conflicted: open it and possibly find out what he had to say to her, or ignore it and live the rest of her life not knowing what was going on in his mind?
Can Ruby use the information in the letter to find the closure she so desperately needs, or will the President's betrayals haunt her for the rest of her life? Can a former First Lady ever really have a second act?
The Shipwreck Key Series
The women of Shipwreck Key are strong and resilient, and they all want the same things: happiness, friendship, and love. They bond through their book club meetings and their shared love of sisterhood, supporting one another through thick and thin, and honoring each other’s unique stories and personalities.
The Shipwreck Key series will be eight books long and will have intertwining stories and characters, both sad and hopeful moments, beautiful friendships, romances involving women of all ages, and plenty of laughter.
The series launches in June of 2023, and all books will be available in both digital and paperback formats.
Book One: The Castaway--out June 30, 2023
Book Two: The Runaway--out July 31, 2023
Book Three: The Throwaway--out August 31, 2023
Book Four: The Hideaway--out October 27, 2023
Book Five: The Breakaway--out December 19, 2023
Book Six: The Takeaway--out February 23, 2024
Book Seven: The Fadeaway--out April 26, 2024
Book Eight: The Holiday--out June 21, 2024
This Women's Fiction series is all about love, life, and found friendship on a tropical island. For fans of Jan Moran, Hope Holloway, Rachel Hanna, and Maggie Miller.
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- By Amazon Customer on 09-14-24
By: Stephanie Taylor
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Sunrise Cove Inn
- The Vineyard Sunset Series, Book 1
- By: Katie Winters
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Susan Sheridan knows Martha’s Vineyard like the back of her hand. She grew up there as the eldest of the three Sheridan Sisters, their father the longtime owner of the Sunrise Cove Inn in Oak Bluffs. The Inn, the water, the sun all spun with laughter, and love, with the most important people—her family and friends. It was her glittering, perfect life—until it wasn’t. Tragedy struck over twenty years ago, and Susan has hardly said a word to her sisters or her father or anyone else she ever loved. Not until now.
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Beautiful story!
- By IsabelS on 11-20-24
By: Katie Winters
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Dancing Barefoot
- Christmas Key Book Eight
- By: Stephanie Taylor
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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Spring comes in like a lion on Christmas Key, bringing heat, humidity, and April Fools Day pranks, but leaving romance and expectation in its wake… As usual, Mayor Holly Baxter has her hands full with a visiting group—this time a reunion for a family of redheads famous for starring on a reality show—and life on the island is changing once again. She and Miguel are still happy as clams, spending more time together than apart, and the promise of an upcoming wedding on the island has everyone daydreaming about love. But there are more twists and turns than the locals can imagine, and ...
By: Stephanie Taylor
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Polish the Stars
- Christmas Key Book Seven
- By: Stephanie Taylor
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Valentine's Day is near, and romance is in the air on Christmas Key! Things are heating up between Mayor Holly Baxter and the island's newest resident, Miguel, and there's a seafood festival coming to town. Holly's DNA results have come in and suddenly there's a man in her life to fill the role of father figure--but does she even want to meet him after a lifetime of assuming he doesn't exist? When a tragedy happens on the island its residents must pull together to help a stranger--whether they agree with Holly's methods and motives or not. Join Christmas Key's colorful locals for another ...
By: Stephanie Taylor
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In time for Christmas
- By: Lynn Landes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
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Kidnapped and ransomed, a little boy prays for a Christmas miracle to bring him home. What begins as a carefree girls' night out turns dark when Trinity notices a tearful little boy staring at her across the restaurant. Driven by instinct, she follows her heart and finds herself tangled in a dangerous holiday plot masterminded by a ruthless killer. Billionaire Marek Reid is on a desperate mission to find his son, leading his elite team in a relentless pursuit of the men who took him. But the search takes an unexpected turn when a courageous young woman steps in to protect the boy—only to ...
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Enjoyable
- By louise cartier on 12-22-24
By: Lynn Landes
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The Seamstress of New Orleans
- By: Diane C. McPhail
- Narrated by: Jessica Marchbank
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The year 1900 ushers in a new century and the promise of social change, and women rise together toward equality. Yet rules and restrictions remain, especially for women like Alice Butterworth, whose husband has abruptly disappeared. Constance Halstead, a young widow, has thrown herself into charitable work. Meeting Alice at the orphanage, she offers lodging in exchange for Alice's help creating a gown for the Leap Year ball of Les Mystérieuses, the first all-female krewe of Mardi Gras. Piece by piece, the breathtaking gown takes shape, becoming a symbol of strength for both women.
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Boring reader, boring story
- By Jeanne A on 10-11-22
By: Diane C. McPhail
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A Little Nonsense
- Christmas Key Book Five
- By: Stephanie Taylor
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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It's wedding season on Christmas Key, and with the arrival of a Hollywood starlet and her groom-to-be, the locals are knee-deep in cake frosting and mysterious paparazzi! Can Holly Baxter pull off this top-secret wedding and make her famous guests happy? And will the nuptials of a wealthy couple leave two of the islanders with the kind of wedding envy that makes them wish they'd never even planned to say "I do"? Changes are happening fast on the growing island, and Holly realizes quickly that everything is better if you leave room for a little nonsense! Small town Clean and wholesome ...
By: Stephanie Taylor
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The Inn at Sand Castle Beach: The Complete Series
- By: Coral Harper
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
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**From Amazon #1 Best Selling Author** A letter in a bottle….A note in the wall… Sophia and Kay were raised by their single father in the wine region off the coast of California. The girls had the best life growing up, despite their mother dying shortly after they were born. At least that’s what they were told… As time passes and their father ages, the girls receive an inheritance - a beautiful beach home on Sand Castle Beach in Maui, a place they’ve visited many times during their childhood. As Kay begins renovations on their new vacation home, she finds a note that changes her ...
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Not a fan of the computer generated voice
- By Jennifer on 07-14-24
By: Coral Harper
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The Launch
- Stardust Beach Book One
- By: Stephanie Taylor
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Florida’s Space Coast—1963. People flock south to make the Sunshine State their winter playground, moving to the brand new beach towns and neighborhoods to live their lives in the sun. But the families moving to Stardust Beach near Cape Kennedy aren’t there for canasta and cocktails; the men aren’t going to spend their days on the golf courses, and the women aren’t there for fashion shows and shuffleboard. These couples are young, driven, and there to make history. These are the First Families of NASA’s new space program, and they’re ready to aim for the moon… Josephine ...
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Nostalgic Setting; Intriguing Characters
- By Lyndsey Allender on 11-09-24
By: Stephanie Taylor
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The Beach at Painter's Cove
- A Novel
- By: Shelley Noble
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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The Whitaker family's Connecticut mansion, Muses by the Sea, has always been a haven for artists, a hotbed of creativity, extravagances, and the occasional scandal. Art patrons for generations, the Whitakers supported strangers but drained the life out of each other. Now, after being estranged for years, four generations of Whitaker women find themselves once again at the Muses. Leo, the Whitaker matriarch, lives in the rambling mansion.
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A new author for me who I will read again!
- By Randi shelton on 06-22-17
By: Shelley Noble
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It Had to Be You
- By: Ali Parker
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 16 hrs
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I would break the curse. I’d have my fun wedding hookup and I would not be marrying her after. If I had it my way, I’d never have to see her again, either. Joke’s on me. I run into her in the most unlikely of places. My oil rig in the middle of the ocean. Poseidon must have gotten a laugh at that one. She’s everywhere I turn, making an already dangerous environment even more treacherous. Raging waves below. Raging desires above. She’s a siren singing to me. I’m ready to dive in. But she’s not. I’m her brother’s best friend. But I could win her over. And that’s just what ...
By: Ali Parker
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- SGG
- 10-13-24
Virtual voice
The story was good, but I would recommend reading it instead of listening. Virtual voice means there’s no difference in the sound of the narration for the various characters; they all sound exactly the same.
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- Susan
- 10-30-24
The constant squeek of the AL narrator
Narration thumbs down, constant squeaks in background of narration, I thought my car was making the noise, didn’t finish book
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- DesertLizzie
- 11-25-24
Decent story - awful narration
I am not done with this book, and I normally don’t write reviews, but the AI narration is not quite perfected yet. I hated it. The voice is nice, but the “reading” sounds like someone who just learned how to read. Zero inflection. And what the heck is with the lisp that materialized half way through? I’ve come this far so I’m going to finish but it is very distracting and if I could give it negative stars I would.
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- Lillian Behrens
- 05-02-24
The story was predictable except for the ending.
The use of virtual voice disappointing. Will not buy and listen to future books that have been narrated by virtual voice.
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- Cwlnurse
- 09-18-24
YUCK!!!!!
The computer generated narrator is TERRIBLE!!! I am so glad this was free- I will NEVER buy a book that is AI narrated.
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- Lisa Hutson
- 04-24-24
I forgot it was virtual voice as I listened
Disliked the story end. Honestly, there were a few mis-pronounces because of robot. But really, live narrators do the same thing.
I won't hesitate to buy another story with virtual voice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-03-24
The virtual voice narration was terrible.
Good story but the narration lacked humanity and substance. Hope the sequel is read by a person.
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- cam
- 12-14-24
loved the story, not the virtual voice
I enjoyed the story and characters. It was a little different than many I have listened to.
The bland virtual voice was hard to take. imAt times it was difficult to distinguish characters.
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- Heather
- 03-18-24
Good storyline
I liked the storyline but very much disliked the AI narrator. Every character had the exact same voice and tone and there were many pronunciation errors.
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- Grandma
- 03-22-24
Great story
I have to say I totally enjoyed this story and the author but having it read by “virtual voice “ was incredibly disappointing. It was extremely monotone and very difficult to listen to
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