
The Beach House
New Town. New Life. Old Enemies... (The Shona Jackson Series, Book 3)
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How far would you go to protect your family?
New town. New life. Old enemies.
California, 1958. Shona and Chloe arrive at their beautiful new beach house with every intention of living a peaceful existence after a harrowing and heartbreaking few months in Alabama.
Now, with a garage to call her own and her dream home beside the Pacific Ocean, Shona is finally secure in her environment and feeling content for the first time in her turbulent life.
But when Chloe returns from the doctor’s office with news that will forever change the course of their carefully made plans, Shona is left reeling. Contemplating this new, unexpected turn of events, both Shona and Chloe are left to question how they will cope.
Especially when ghosts from their pasts arrive in town.
With the past and present colliding and threatening their future together, can Shona protect her new life and the lives of those closest to her?
The Beach House is the epic, beautifully written final part of an all-consuming historical fiction trilogy. If you like gripping finales, truly unforgettable characters, and tales of love overcoming all the odds, then you’ll be captivated by Vicky Jones and Claire Hackney’s compelling and life-affirming story of unbreakable bonds in the face of adversity.
For fans of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, The Color Purple, and The Help - listen to The Beach House now and complete your journey.
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This third book in the trilogy is every bit as good as the first two. Very realistic. This one takes place in the 60's in California. Shona and Chloe find peace and happiness in a beach house there. They also buy a garage, so Shona has a business to support them. Then......prejudices find them again. Very entertaining. Very thought provoking. Very emotional. A story of love and friendships.
The narrator was spot on. She added alot to this story.
Love and friendships
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Listener received this title free
Jones and Hackney do a fabulous job of developing the main characters. Shona and Chloe are captivating individuals and readers become enraptured in their story from the get-go. Their journey is filled with heartache and joy, and it tugs on your heartstrings at every twist and turn. Their love for each other is timeless, and not one that readers will soon forget.
This is a great series. I would recommend it to anyone that loves romances, especially those that are period pieces. It’s setting plays well to the story and leaves its mark on you. The three stories dovetail nicely and provide well-rounded, engrossing entertainment.
Since I enjoyed the ebook of The Beach House so much, I decided to listen to the audio version. However, this experience proved to be a bit disappointing. Though I would absolutely encourage readers to enjoy all print and ebook editions of The Beach House, I can not say the same for the audio version. The narrator is distracting and her southern accent is forced and inauthentic. Her overall performance detracted from the beauty of this book, and I found that to be a shame. The Beach House is a fantastic story and it just deserved better than this narrator.
Great story, bad narrator
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