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The Destin Diaries, Book 1
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Seven summers. Two families. One beach house. And a diary that holds all the secrets.
Thirty years ago, two families shared seven magical summers together, vacationing in a shared beach house on the white sands of Destin, Florida. For three months every year, they basked in laughter, love, and endless beachside memories... until a mysterious falling out ended those sun-soaked summers, leaving the families estranged for decades.
When that very house—newly renovated and twice the original size—goes up for sale, it sparks an unexpected reunion among the five adults who'd spent their teenage summers there. Now navigating their forties and fifties, this group of sisters and friends decide to share the beach house for one more summer, hoping to recapture the joy of those sunlit years and create new memories.
Returning to Destin rekindles emotional fires and launches personal transformations. Old crushes deepen to love, childhood friendships grow and mature, and the enduring power of sisterhood is tested. But the discovery of long-lost diaries that chronicle those seven summers of decades ago puts everything at risk again. Forced to face the truth of their past, these families must join forces to protect what they've created... or let love sail away for good.
Can their lifelong relationships, shared memories, and newfound connections be enough to mend what was shattered... or will old wounds drive these families apart once again?
The Summer We Met captures the spirit of summers gone by and the promise of second chances, set against the backdrop of the beautiful white sands of Destin. The Destin Diaries is a heartwarming family saga co-written by bestselling women's fiction authors Hope Holloway and Cecelia Scott.
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When Eliza Whitney loses both her beloved husband and her high-powered job in the same month, she’s uncertain what the next chapter of her life will look like. At 53, she’s too young to retire and too old to start over. Then her estranged father’s widow contacts her and asks her to come to Sanibel Island to help settle his affairs. Eliza sees the trip to a place called Shellseeker Beach as a distraction from her loss and maybe a way to get some closure on the difficult relationship she'd had with her father.
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Having trouble finishing this book
- By Gracie on 09-10-22
By: Hope Holloway
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Cocoa Beach Cottage
- Sweeney House, Book 1
- By: Cecelia Scott
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Samantha Parker is picking up the pieces of her life—and a pen to sign divorce papers—after she finds out her husband has been cheating on her and the other woman is expecting his child. While the idea of leaving town and starting over is appealing, Sam's only option is to head back to her childhood home of Cocoa Beach, Florida, to help her recently widowed mother run their family inn. Can she go home and start her whole life over at forty-three?
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A realistic story
- By Zoey on 07-07-24
By: Cecelia Scott
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Long Journey Home
- Marsh Point, Book 1
- By: Ashley Farley
- Narrated by: Amelia Mendez
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Long Journey Home is a twisted labyrinth of mystery and betrayal, where every corner holds another clue, and every path leads Ashton deeper into uncertainty.
By: Ashley Farley
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The Beach House on Amelia Island
- Seven Sisters, Book 1
- By: Hope Holloway
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The very moment that Raina Wingate learns her husband of sixteen years wants to separate, she gets a call that her father has suffered a stroke. Racing to her family’s home on Amelia Island, Florida, Raina hopes the time apart will heal her cracked marriage and that she can step into her father’s real estate business and keep it running. Her sister, Tori, a divorcee who owns a catering business in Boston, also flies in to join the others at the hospital. But an unexpected run-in with their father’s rather attractive neurologist adds a new dimension to the days and weeks ahead.
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wonderful
- By anna on 07-23-24
By: Hope Holloway
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The Asheville Christmas Cabin
- Carolina Christmas, Book 1
- By: Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Chambers sisters receive an invitation from their jet-setting aunt to spend the entire month of December at the family's cabin in Asheville, North Carolina, they have one question—why? The retreat, tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains, may be the site of many happy childhood holidays and summers, but it also holds sad memories. The sisters and their aunt have spent twenty-five years avoiding the cabin and renting it to strangers. Why would Aunt Elizabeth want her "dearest darling" nieces to put their busy lives in three different states on hold and spend a month in the mountains?
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Breathless narrator telling a insipid story…
- By Reading Grandma on 06-08-24
By: Hope Holloway, and others
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The Nantucket Restaurant
- The Nantucket Restaurant, Book 1
- By: Pamela M. Kelley
- Narrated by: Stephanie Németh-Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Mandy, Emma and Jill O'Toole are as close as three sisters who live hundreds of miles apart can be. They grew up together on Nantucket, but have scattered around the country. When their beloved grandmother passes peacefully in her sleep a week before her ninety-ninth birthday she leaves them quite a surprise. In addition to her Nantucket home, they learn that they've inherited Mimi's Place, one of Nantucket's most popular year-round restaurants. They had no idea that she was the silent owner of a restaurant, and no idea how they're going to handle this kind of inheritance.
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Shame on you!
- By Melinda Johnston on 06-20-25
By: Pamela M. Kelley
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The Secret Keeper
- Hideaway Bay, Book 1
- By: Maggie Miller
- Narrated by: Robyn Maryke
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Harper Calhoun lives a pretty rarified life. She's the personal confidant of Hollywood's elite. But she does more than rub elbows with them. She helps them make big decisions, gives them advice when they need it, and coaches them on how to deal with the pressures of fame. She's even dating one of the biggest superstars. But when the spotlight turns on her, she's the one who can't deal with the pressure. The risk is too great that the truth about who she really is will be exposed.
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Really enjoyed the story, easy to read and nice.
- By Virginia C Addicott on 08-13-24
By: Maggie Miller
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The Seaside Sisters
- A Novel
- By: Pamela M. Kelley
- Narrated by: Stephanie Németh-Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to write her second book after personal losses. Her older sister, Sara, still lives in Chatham, Cape Cod, where they grew up, and is married with four children. Once a dedicated librarian, Sara dreams of reviving her love affair with literature, but instead, she is stuck with too many family responsibilities and a fizzling marriage.
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Great
- By kim sytsma on 01-14-25
By: Pamela M. Kelley
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Cowboy Rebel
- By: Carolyn Brown
- Narrated by: Chelsea Hatfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since losing his best friend in a motorcycle accident, Taggart Baker wants to make every moment count. No dare is too dangerous, no adventure too crazy for this cowboy. But after one bad brush with the law, he realizes it's time to ditch his hooligan friends and grow up. Now he's running his own ranch next to the Longhorn Canyon spread in Texas. Still, no one would ever call him tame.
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FYI No bonus Short Story is in audiobook
- By MABJM on 05-29-19
By: Carolyn Brown
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Seabreeze Inn
- Summer Beach, Book 1
- By: Jan Moran
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Ivy Marin’s life implodes after discovering her late husband spent their life savings on a beach house. Strapped for cash as an art teacher and with nowhere to go, Ivy and her recently jilted sister head to Summer Beach to recreate their lives. If only renovating a historical home didn’t unveil a host of hidden secrets in the beachside community—and her former high school crush wasn’t in charge of the small town.
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Wonderful Story & Narration🎧 A Heartfelt Delight!
- By Bette on 04-23-20
By: Jan Moran
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Happy Harbor
- By: Rachel Hanna
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gibel
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Josie Campbell has spent her entire adult life distancing herself from her childhood in the small Southern town of Happy Harbor. Growing up with an alcoholic mother who was either absent or scandalizing the town with her antics, all Josie ever wanted was to escape to somewhere no one knew her. Now, she finally has it all—a great job, a condo in one of Atlanta’s most desirable areas, a successful fiancé, and her daughter, Kendra, enrolled at a top-rated school. But when that life falls apart, and her beloved nana dies, Josie is forced to return to the one place she never wanted to visit again.
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- By C. Wilson on 09-25-24
By: Rachel Hanna
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Last Summer at the Beach House
- Diamond Beach, Book 1
- By: Maggie Miller
- Narrated by: Erica Sullivan
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When the unthinkable happens, and Claire Thompson's husband dies suddenly, she's left wondering how to go on. Being a wife and mother is all she's ever known. Grieving and lost, she decides to take her family for one last trip to their beach house before she's forced to put it up for sale. The house is filled with happy memories, and it seems like a great way to remember Bryan.
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Beach life
- By Anonymous User on 04-18-24
By: Maggie Miller
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The Girl She Used to Be
- By: Maggie Miller
- Narrated by: Jenn Bedell
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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At 55, retired professional surfer Emma Cross feels like a shadow of her former self. Once fearless, she now spends her days quietly in the cozy Florida beach town of New Hope. She watches the waves she used to ride and wonders if her best years are behind her. But when siblings Sara and Ben move in next door—Sara with her infectious energy and Ben with his calm, steady presence—they slowly pull Emma out of her shell, reminding her of the woman she used to be and nudging her toward the life she still has ahead of her.
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Relatable
- By T. Wester on 05-22-25
By: Maggie Miller
Great storyline
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Loved It
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The suspense
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Another winner
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Love Destin
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One of the best
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Can’t wait for book #2!
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Disappointing Ending
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