I found this book to be slow in many parts, not one of my favorites. I did like the ending, but it took me a while to finish this one. :(

It was all I could do to get through this book. Along with its prequel, "Beach Girls", it was filled lots of unnecessary details and dialogue. I found myself skimming and skipping chunks here and there. Surprisingly, it finally picked up in Pt. 2, halfway through the book. I actually enjoyed the second half. If it weren't for the whole first half of the book, I could have rated it at 4 stars instead of 2.

A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable tragedy. A promising young man goes out one warm summer evening and is found dead - murdered - less than twenty-four hours later. No motive; no clues; no answers. Most people might reflect briefly on the disturbing headlines, perhaps say a prayer of safely removed sympathy, but ultimately will move on with their lives. But what if the young man was your son? Or your true love?Nearly a year after the death of eighteen-year-old Charlie, singe...

A trip back to Hubbard's Point Ct. Nell Kilvert is now grown up and looking for answers. Her boy friend Charlie Rosslare went away to college in New York and was killed early one morning by the East River. She contacts Gavin Dawson a long ago friend and beach companion of her dad, Jack Kilvert and Stevie. Gavin is now an investigator for divorce attorney Vincent De Havilland and the lost love of Sheridan Rosslare, Charlie's mother. Gavin must face his feelings for Sheridan while trying to find o...

Beautiful story...I was touched by the characters and what happened to them. Thought I had made it without actually breaking down crying when I came to the Epilogue but right with the last two sentences totally lost it. Amazingly wonderful insight...magical, mysterious, revealing, and healing...(-: Thank you Luanne...you are extremely talented!!!!

I liked this better than Beach Girls - Nell all grown up. I did begin to suspect who did what to whom, but still had some nagging doubts and was caught by surmise. I enjoyed this book

New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice returns to Hubbard's Point, Connecticut, and to characters from her beloved Beach Girls, to tell the haunting story of a close-knit community grappling with a heartbreaking mystery, and of a woman rebuilding her world and reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago. A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable tragedy. A promising young man goes out one warm summer evening and is found dead—murdered—less than twenty-four hours later...

The are some good parts but a lot of eye rolling moments. I listened to the audio and with all the characters point of view and all their flashbacks; I felt that could have been better executed in distinguishing the change. This was definitely corny novel. It's also hit on how one life impacts some many and how that person was valued. I definitely see the importance of both parents being involved in a child's life being the message, although it was overdone. How about more of it takes a village....

Nice finish to the series..

Let me just say that if it weren't for the ending of this book, I'd probably give it 5 stars. I loved it! It is the story of a community reeling from the death of a young man named Charlie. He was a freshman at NYU and was killed one night; supposedly mugged and killed in the city. The book follows his mom, Sheridan, and his girlfriend, Nell, as they try to adapt to life without Charlie and put the pieces together of what happened to him. Charlie's father had been MIA his whole life and his mom

Hubbard’s Point has been my home away from home for the past few weeks, reading this series back to back all the way through till the Last Kiss… goodbye. And what a joy it has been. I’ve fallen in love over and over, wept over losses with my character friends and thrilled in the sun and sky, the birds and animal and community of the beautiful beach world Luanne Rice created. Even now I can almost hear the waves crashing on the shore and taste salt air on my tongue. The character are so rich and

Such a tragedy when someone you love is murdered. It's sad to see the pain that Charlie's death is causing everyone especially Sheraton. She had the world in her hands with being a famous Nashville singer a son starting college....until Charlie's death and Gavin has come back into her life to help solve Charlie's murder. Gavin had a very special spot in Sheridan's life until she let him go many years ago.

As strong as the previous novel were for me in this series, this novel was the complete opposite. One of the first questions I asked was, OK, how old is Stevie? It seems like 7-10 years have past and she’s 8 months pregnant. That seemed very, very risky. This novel felt a lot darker as it continued to talk about Charlie’s death. It was very depressing reading how negatively his death - as it’s should! - effected his mom and girlfriend with almost a sick obsession for a teenage girlfriend. I felt...

This book was a great read. I couldn't put it down. The book is about how a small northern American town suffers at the loss of one of there own through murder. It shows how each family member, friend and detective grieve and finally come to terms with their loss and find a way to move on with their lives. I highly recommend this book. Enjoy and Be Blessed!

This one in the series takes up a little from Beach Girls my favourite in the series. Nell features in it, now grown into her late teens and dealing with the loss of Charlie her boyfriend. As is Sheridan his mother. What happened the night of his death? Nell is determined to find out. So well written, the details of setting are wonderful to read. Emotional and satisfying read.

I read it because I got it free as a ARC.Compares to Practical Magic, but with way, way less humor. Death, romance, feelings. Lots and lots of feelings. Very squishy book. Needed more humor, more magic, and less feelings, but all in all not a bad read.

As I read stories around the United States, I find some enjoyable reading, and some so-so reading. This mystery set in Connecticut falls under the so-so reading. The story centers on young love and old love with a mushy ending. A young eighteen-year-old boy, Charlie, dies a brutal killing. Charlie's mother old boyfriend arrives to learn what happened. The discovery stuns the reader and the people involved. Luanne Rice weaves witch craft and music into the story, but each does not reach the ultim...

This book is beach reading, at best. Luanne Rice spins a good story, but she took way too much influence from Nora Roberts' elements trilogy and just missed the mark with the magic. She also should have stuck to one couple as soul mates, instead of having so many couples in the book who were just meant to be. The murder mystery was interesting, but by the time I got to the end of the book, I really didn't care why he did it. I thought she should have ended the book about 50 pages before I was fi...

I listened to the audio of this book and it was passable. It's about a mother trying to figure out how her adult son died and it brings up many things from her own past. I enjoyed the narrator Blair Brown (actress) and listened to the 10 hours in just 4 days. Maybe I would've liked it more if I had read any of the previous books in the series, it could have been better. I'm glad I got this from the library and didn't use an Audible credit. Luanne Rice has other books that are more my speed. [Aud...

As usual, Luanne has spun us a tale of love and forgiveness.Her books are always so uplifting for me -- good story line - some suspense - humor - I look forward to another --