
Cocoa Beach
A Novel
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $25.19
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Eva Kaminsky
-
Alex Wyndham
-
By:
-
Beatriz Williams
The New York Times best-selling author of A Certain Age transports listeners to sunny Florida in this lush and enthralling historical novel - an enchanting blend of love, suspense, betrayal, and redemption set among the rumrunners and scoundrels of Prohibition-era Cocoa Beach.
Burdened by a dark family secret, Virginia Fortescue flees her oppressive home in New York City for the battlefields of World War I France. While an ambulance driver for the Red Cross, she meets a charismatic British army surgeon whose persistent charm opens her heart to the possibility of love. As the war rages, Virginia falls into a passionate affair with the dashing Captain Simon Fitzwilliam, only to discover that his past has its own dark secrets - secrets that will damage their eventual marriage and propel her back across the Atlantic to the sister and father she left behind.
Five years later, in the early days of Prohibition, the newly widowed Virginia Fitzwilliam arrives in the tropical boomtown of Cocoa Beach, Florida, to settle her husband's estate. Despite the evidence, Virginia does not believe Simon perished in the fire that destroyed the seaside home he built for her and their young daughter. Separated from her husband since the early days of their marriage, the headstrong Virginia plans to uncover the truth, for the sake of the daughter Simon never met.
Simon's brother and sister welcome her with open arms and introduce her to a dazzling new world of citrus groves, white beaches, bootleggers, and Prohibition agents. But Virginia senses a predatory presence lurking beneath the irresistible, hedonistic surface of this coastal oasis. The more she learns about Simon and his mysterious business interests, the more she fears that the dangers that surrounded Simon now threaten her and their daughter's life as well.
©2017 Beatriz Williams (P)2017 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...




















People who viewed this also viewed...














Can’t figure out the epilogue
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
What made the experience of listening to Cocoa Beach the most enjoyable?
I could feel the humidity of Florida and smell the salt of the Atlantic ocean. It made me homesick.Would you be willing to try another book from Beatriz Williams? Why or why not?
I've read all her books to date and love the time period and women who represent the time period so well with strength and courage. Gentle writing for summer or when you need to read something to get you back into the groove for more challenging works.Which character – as performed by Eva Kaminsky and Alex Wyndham – was your favorite?
Eva.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes with great food in the fridge.Take me away for the summer
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
unexpected surprise
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Good except for the voices
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great Book
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Another thing that drove me crazy was how Virginia was portrayed, in that every time she had a conversation with someone all she did was repeat back the other person's words. Constantly. Coupled with the narrator's voice, I started to get annoyed pretty early on.
However, it's an interesting enough story. I absolutely love the Florida setting. There was enough mystery to keep me coming back. I did want to know how the story ended up.
A lot to like and a lot to dislike
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great story
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Whelp. I dunno.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Disappointing
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved the characters
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.