At the River's Edge - The Chesapeake Diaries

Zusatztext “Everything you love about small-town romance in one book . . . At the River’s Edge is a beautiful! heartwarming story. Don’t miss this one.” —Barbara Freethy   “Another signature and heartwarming familial story . . . If a book is by Mariah Stewart! it has a subliminal message of ‘wonderful’ stamped on each page!” — Reader to Reader Reviews Informationen zum Autor Mariah Stewart Klappentext NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Mariah Stewart returns to her beloved Chesapeake Diaries with this charming novel of small-town romance-perfect for fans of Barbara Freethy! Robyn Carr! and Susan Mallery. After taking stock of her life! Sophie Enright has decided it's time for a break. Between a law career that's become criminally dull and a two-timing boyfriend she's done with once and for all! Sophie desperately needs some time to think and some space to breathe. The perfect place to do both is easygoing St. Dennis! Maryland! where Sophie can visit with her brother while she figures out her options. Once in St. Dennis! she discovers a shuttered restaurant and makes a bold move that is also a leap of faith. Sophie buys the fixer-upper in order to finally pursue her dream career. But Sophie's labor of love becomes a bone of contention for her new neighbor Jason Bowers. The local landscaper has big plans for growing his business-until Sophie scoops up the property he's got his eye on. And no amount of buyout offers or badgering from him will get her to budge. It's hardly the start of a beautiful friendship. But when they're paired up to work on a community project! they agree to put their differences aside! and sparks begin to fly. Then Sophie's cheating ex suddenly shows up! looking for a second chance-and threatening to make Jason a third wheel just when his hotheaded feelings about Sophie were turning decidedly warmhearted. All Sophie wants is a new life and a true love. But what are the odds of having both? Praise for At the River's Edge "Everything you love about small-town romance in one book . . . At the River's Edge is a beautiful! heartwarming story. Don't miss this one."-Barbara Freethy "Another signature and heartwarming familial story . . . If a book is by Mariah Stewart! it has a subliminal message of 'wonderful' stamped on each page!"-Reader to Reader Reviews 9780345538420|excerpt Stewart / AT THE RIVER'S EDGE Chapter 1 Sophie Enright stared at the two flat tires on the driver’s side of her car and wondered if she’d ever had a worse day in all her thirty-two years. It started when both the victim and the star witnesses for the assault case she was prosecuting failed to appear in court and were nowhere to be found. The judge had given her until four o’clock to produce them, and when she couldn’t, he dismissed the case. It was never a good day when that happened. She opened the trunk of her car and peered inside. One spare, two flats. She slammed the lid, got into the car, called her boyfriend, Christopher, and listened while the phone rang, then went to voice mail. “I’m on the fourth level of the parking garage with not one, but two flat tires. My case went into the tank after my victim and my witnesses failed to show and I was forced to endure a blistering tirade from Judge Palmer. I’m parked in my usual spot. Bring food.” She disconnected the call, then dialed for roadside assistance. “I’ll need your guy to bring a spare,” she said after being told that they had someone on the road in her area. “Not a problem,” the dispatcher assured her. “Hang tight right there and we’ll have you fixed up in no time.” Sophie sighed and searched her bag for the paperback novel she’d started over the weekend, grateful that she had enough gas in the tank to keep the heater running. She opened one window for a little fresh air, then settl...

Product details

• Authors: Mariah Stewart
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.01.2014
• EAN: 9780345538420
• ISBN: 978-0-345-53842-0
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 170 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Chesapeake Diaries; Chesapeake Diaries
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature