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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 Booker, wife to Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Bill Booker, is hesitant to jump into the spotlight. She doesn’t relish the idea of leaving wholesome Minnesota for flashy Florida, and she doesn’t love the thought that her family will be used as a public prop for NASA as Bill goes through astronaut training. But she loves her husband, and she believes wholeheartedly that he deserves a shot at space, so Jo is going to trade in canning peaches, camping in the woods, and waiting for the snow to fall in favor of pool parties, sunshine, and life at the beach.
In Stardust Beach, Jo meets Frankie, Barbie, Carrie, and Jude, the wives of the other new NASA recruits. The women become fast friends, and almost immediately, they learn that leaning on one another is the only way they’re going to survive on Earth if their husbands leave to explore space.
As the world changes around them, the astronaut wives band together to confront the tumultuous times as a united front. Because when the president is shot, when war breaks out, and when personal tragedies crop up amongst them, they realize that sometimes all you need is a little help from your friends.
The women of Stardust Beach are strong and resilient, and they all want the same things: happiness, friendship, and love. As they support their husbands and raise their families in the shadow of Cape Kennedy, they share their love of sisterhood, they support one another through thick and thin, and they honor each other’s unique stories and personalities.
The Stardust Beach series will be eight books long and will have intertwining stories and characters, both sad and hopeful moments, beautiful friendships, romance, and plenty of laughter.
The series launches in August of 2024, and all books will be available in both digital and paperback formats.
Book One: The Launch—releases August 31, 2024
Book Two: Supernova—releases October 26, 2024
Book Three: The Space Between—releases December 21, 2024
Book Four: Starlight & Dark Nights—releases February 22, 2025
Book Five: Across the Universe—releases April 26, 2025
Book Six: The Light Year—releases June 21, 2025
Book Seven: A Galaxy of Comets—releases August 23, 2025
Book Eight: The Landing—releases October 25, 2025
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*This box set includes the first two full-length novels of the series plus one of the novellas. There is no ending in this box set as the series is ongoing! When stagnation threatens the future of her beloved island, 30-year-old mayor Holly Baxter goes head-to-head with the community’s elderly retirees. With secrets swirling, family drama brewing, and an ex-boyfriend hanging around, can Holly find a way to save her slice of paradise? Her best bet is to allow a reality show to film on the island, but not everyone is thrilled to have cameras and prying eyes on Christmas Key. In fact, one of...
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Great story line.
- By Peggy Fowler on 05-20-24
By: Stephanie Taylor
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Her Family
- A Suspense Thriller
- By: Nicholas Jordan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The past returns to haunt her . . .A year has passed since Gwen Taylor escaped from the clutches of Walter Sweeney, the ruthless and barbaric man who abducted her and attempted to brainwash her into being his wife. Although it has been a struggle to adapt to normal life again, Gwen is doing her best. Not only for her own sake, but for the sake of her newborn son and Hannah, the child that she rescued from Walter and has grown to love as if she were her own daughter. But even as Gwen works hard to put the past behind her and build a future for herself and her children, news of a teenage girl...
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The Holiday
- Shipwreck Key Book Eight
- By: Stephanie Taylor
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone loves a good holiday, and no one loves the season more than the women of Shipwreck Key... Former First Lady Ruby Hudson finally has things settled when it comes to her heart, and along with a solid romance, she has both of her daughters on the island for Christmas. Her best friend, Sunday Bond, is feeling secure and in love, and all of the island's residents are geared up for a holiday season full of laughter, love, and fun. They've invited family and friends to Shipwreck Key to help them celebrate, and there's even a hint of that most rare and impossible thing in Florida: SNOW! To...
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A little love story
- By Amazon Customer on 09-23-24
By: Stephanie Taylor
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Ignite
- By: Joan Vassar
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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Life in 1925 Atlanta, Georgia, makes Truck realize three things: He must demand respect … Be uncompromising in the protection of his family … And see Josephine for who she really is … When his family is faced with losing everything, Truck embarks on a path from which there is no turning back. Ignite is a complicated tale of passion and unconditional love while navigating the Jim Crow South.
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Authentic Characters
- By Wdj on 06-12-24
By: Joan Vassar
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Sunset Shore
- A Sweet Beach Romance
- By: Shanna Hatfield
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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An artist, a fire chief, and a troubled teen team up to track down an arsonist. Hallie Hart roams the country seeking inspiration for her cyanotype creations. After deciding to spend the summer in Seaside on the rugged Oregon coast, she unexpectedly encounters the fire chief, a man who captivates her. Despite her hesitancy to set down roots, she forges friendships, discovers a newfound sense of belonging in Seaside, and treasures the love blossoming in her heart. Seaside Fire Chief Sloan Davis faces a daunting challenge as an elusive arsonist escalates from dumpster fires to burning ...
By: Shanna Hatfield
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Managing Expectations
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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My name is Tamsin Vale… And I’m no longer no one. I’m not simply an abandoned orphan without any answers. Granted, most of the answers led me to ask more questions, but I have at least some now. Fairies aren’t what I was promised they would be and I’m certainly not what they want, but I’m the only one who can save them from their magical prisons. They’re the best help I have to fix so many wrongs in the world and keep the ones I love safe, given all the threats against me. And if that wasn’t enough to crack my sanity, I’m still on rocky ground with the men in my life. Why ...
By: Erin R Flynn
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Multiplying Storms
- By: Erin R Flynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m the only living heir to all of Faerie. It’s still hard to accept that, but given how often people call me “Princess” or “Your Highness” like it’s my actual name, I can’t deny it. I simply hate that I am. Yeah, it’s going that well. The councils’ win might have seemed small, but the ripples from that decision are drowning me at every turn. I can’t endure the bullying and abuse much longer, and I can’t fight back given the situation my people are in. I’m not sure I care anymore after finding out fairies being awesome was a lie. Most ...
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Does Neldor ACTUALLY have the ability to be likabl
- By ginoufie on 09-09-24
By: Erin R Flynn
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The Witch's Awakening
- Witches of Time Series, Book 1
- By: Leigh Ann Edwards
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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"A witch!" It's an accusation Arianna O'Sullivan dreads as she struggles to conceal her abilities from the suspicious villagers in colonial Massachusetts. Saved from the pillory by a handsome, chivalrous stranger, Arianna senses an inexplicable connection. When she's given no choice but to marry the charismatic man, even after discovering he's the grandson of an infamous witch-hunter, she fears her powers won't be restrained for much longer.
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I wanted to like this…
- By Watching and Reading on 01-16-22
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Every Silent Thing
- The Claire Deveraux Series, Book 1
- By: Alan Brenham
- Narrated by: Molly Secours
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Shy and deaf, 23-year-old Claire Deveraux has worked hard to land her dream job as a foreign service officer at the US Embassy in Paris. Yet her idyllic life is shattered when she finds a woman lying on the restroom floor dying from a gunshot wound. The dying woman utters three words to Claire and conceals a thumb drive in Claire’s pocket. The items are keys to the location of proceeds from a bank robbery. The killer, certain Claire now has sole possession of those items, must find her, recover the code words and the drive, then kill her before she can solve the puzzle and recover the money.
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Three French words, a flash drive, and a dead woman.
- By Jill Rey on 02-27-24
By: Alan Brenham
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- Annette Hanke
- 10-08-24
The narration was terrible!
The narration was awful! It did not help that the language used by the characters was too formal and verbose. My third criticism is the introduction of the social justice theme of downtrodden women, desperately looking for fulfillment. I will not be continuing the series.
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- Lyndsey Allender
- 11-09-24
Nostalgic Setting; Intriguing Characters
I’m SO excited for this new series from Taylor! The time period is new territory for her and it did not disappoint. I loved hearing and imagining all the 60s family goings-on with this seeming classic family that’s more complex than they appear. It’s my first-ever AI-voiced listen and it was incredibly good! Not perfect, but solid inflection and pronunciation.
I’m starting book 2 just as soon as I’m done typing here….
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- KS Parker
- 10-09-24
Horrible AI Narration.
The AI narration is terrible. There’s some sort of feedback and there’s a lot of squeaking and the narrator is a monotone and it’s just horrible. The book itself really has no plot. I kept waiting for something to happen, but it never did. I don’t recommend this book.
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- Ruby's Heemah
- 09-25-24
AI Narration is unbearable.
The AI narration is unbearable. I moved to Cocoa, FL when I was 6 years old, because of the influx of construction. My father was a builder. I have photos of myself under rockets at Cape Kennedy and remember the space race design on buildings all over the Cape and surrounding areas. I really wanted to listen to this book. However, the AI narration is unbearable. There is no emotion and inflection is on the wrong part of words and sentences. I won’t be listening to any books narrated by AI.
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