Wonderful story and true to what can happen in life.I understood so many of the dynamics and Ms. Rice was spot-on with her characters!This is a great read and now I'm looking to catch up on all novels in the Hubbard's Point / Black Hall series...(-:

Very much enjoyed reading this tale of friendship and being a parent. Of the quest for power and riches. Of the quest for the simple life with all its joys. Of finding people you truly love.

I gave this book 4 stars even tho' there were a couple things I did not feel good about. Its the story of a family, 3 children and husband and wife. The husband turns up missing which changes everything as he is accused up many things. The family is shamed, tries to go on with life with a lot of sadness. The book centers on discovering what has happened to the husband/father. Lots of twist & turns.

3,5 out of 5 stars.

4 STARS"Old friendships--and love--make all things new again.The acclaimed author of Safe Harbor and other "New York Times" bestsellers returns to the seaside, delving into the heart of a once happy family facing troubled waters.Bay McCabe relishes life's simple pleasures, her children, her home by the sea. She has never forgotten the values of her Irish granny--the everyday happiness of family, good friends, and hard work. Bay and her husband, Sean, have weathered rough spells and moved on. Now...

I SO, SO, SO, SO LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LUANNE RICE!

this was a nice read. Rice weaves together several themes in a creative and pleasing to read way.

My second Luanne Rice book. Still loving the twists and turns. Superb

I wasn't going to even list books that would come under this category. But I have to make an exception for Luanne Rice. When I first started reading her books they were understandably light reading romance novels. This book changed my mind.I picked this one up to read at the lakehouse knowing it would be an easy read for the few days I would be there. It turned out to be a very good read and I do not think it belongs strictly in the romance novel category.It starts out with a seemingly normal fa...

Bay McCabe relishes life's simple pleasures, her children, her home by the sea. She has never forgotten the values of her Irish granny--the everyday happiness of family, good friends, and hard work. Bay and her husband, Sean, have weathered rough spells and moved on. Now a perfect summer, filled with the scent of beach roses, lies before them. Charming and ambitious, Sean splits his energy between the town bank, his old fishing boat, and the family he seems to adore--until he leaves his young da...

I'm a tremendous fan of Luanne Rice's books, but this book was a bit of a disappointment for me. I loved the relationships in it, the descriptions, all that I usually love about Ms. Rice's books. And while I agreed with how a person such as Bay would feel about being betrayed by the person she should be able to trust the most, and how horrible it was that he stole and cheated and lied ... He was MURDERED. I would be TERRIFIED that I would be next, or my children would be next or that somebody in...

Whoever said, "don't judge a book by it's cover" was talking about this book. My friend Cara gave me this book like 5 years ago and I thought it looked like a sappy love story so I was not keen to read...but, I picked it up to give it a try and it was very good! Luanne Rice is a bit flowery in some spots but all in all her books are great mysteries...without all the Paterson/Coben/Cornwell gore. A great summer read!

This book was filled with so much emotion. The story takes place in a small town during one summer. During that time, a father is murdered, long lost friends are reunited and new friendships are formed. The murder ties all of the families together, but one does not know how much until the book is almost over. The book is well written and kept me wanting more. Luanne Rice is an excellent author and one that I will continue to read in the future.

It has been a long time since I read a book in 24 hours. From first to last page I was hooked. The story was well conceived and characters well developed. As a reader I could find a bit of myself in each character causing me to read straight through. A story of forgiveness, loss, discovery and well worth the read.

Was ok but, I wouldn't recommend. Little boring.

Wasn’t a book I would usually chose but I was given it by a friend and must say I enjoyed it, it was easy to read, with lots of action and the description of the settings made me feel like I was there.

When it comes to writing about Irish culture and life along the northeastern coastline, no one does it better than Luanne Rice. The story of widow Bay McCabe and her fatherless children dealing with the aftermath of her husband's embezzlement scheme is absolutely heartbreaking. However, it is inspiring to watch Bay pull the pieces of their broken lives together while somehow trying to heal after years of estrangement with Sean. It's even more heartwarming to watch this tight-knit community pull

The summer begins with a problem, a child not picked up from an after school activity. Things rapidly get worse. A missing spouse, shocking aligations arise and culminate in a nail-biting finale.Bay is a woman who lives a simple life. She loves her kids, the sea, her garden and her best friend, Tara, and most of the time, her husband, or she once did; she's not sure. She is satisfied with the simple things in life. Bay is married to her opposite, the outgoing and unsatisfied Sean whose manic ene...

Did I 3 star like it? Or did I really, 4 star, like it? So much of the emotion we attach to a book can be based on the circumstances in which it was read and how we were feeling at the time. My son bought me this book as a Mother's Day present in a second hand store with a magnet of painted roses that matched the cover, and some chocolate. Spring had finally come to upstate NY. So I read it on my porch, ate my chocolate and thought nice thoughts about my son. That brought the book from like to r...

I really enjoyed this book as I usually do all of Luanne Rice's books. Bay McCabe thought it was going to be a perfect summer but it was a summer that changed her life. First was the devestating news about her husband Sean. Where was he and what had he been doing? Thank goodness Bay had her dearest friend Tara to help her through it all. Part mystery, part romance--just a really good book.