Beach Town, Mary Kay Andrews
Beach Town, Mary Kay Andrews
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Beach Town
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Mary Kay Andrews

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney

Unabridged: 14 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/19/2015


Synopsis

Greer Hennessy needs palm trees.

As a movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game. But her last project literally went up in flames, and her career is on the verge of flaming out. Greer has been given one more chance, if she can find the perfect undiscovered beach hideaway for a big-budget movie. She zeroes in on a sleepy Florida panhandle town called Cypress Key. There's one motel, a marina, a long stretch of pristine beach and an old fishing pier with a community casino-which will be perfect for the film's explosive climax.

There's just one problem. Eben Thibadeaux, the town mayor, completely objects to Greer's plan. A lifelong resident of Cypress Key, Eben wants the town to be revitalized, not commercialized. After a toxic paper plant closed, the bay has only recently been reborn, and Eb has no intention of letting anybody screw with his town again. But Greer has a way of making things happen, regardless of obstacles. And Greer and Eb are way too attracted to each other for either of them to see reason.

Between an ambitious director and his entourage-including a spoiled "It Boy" lead actor-who parachute into town, a conniving local ex-socialite, and a cast of local fangirls and opportunists who catch the movie bug, nothing is going to be the same in Cypress Key. Now Greer is forced to make some hard choices: about the people and the town she's come to care about, and about her own life. True love is only for the movies, right? Can Greer find a way to be the heroine in her own life story? Told with inimitable heart and humor, Mary Kay Andrews' Beach Town is the perfect summer destination.

About Mary Kay Andrews

MARY KAY ANDREWS is The New York Times bestselling author of Bright Lights, Big Christmas, The Homewreckers, The Santa Suit, The Newcomer, Hello, Summer, Sunset Beach. The High Tide Club, The Beach House Cookbook, The Weekenders, Beach Town, Save the Date, Ladies’ Night, Christmas Bliss, Spring Fever, Summer Rental, The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. A former journalist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Kathleen McInerney

Kathleen McInerney has narrated numerous audiobooks by bestselling authors such as Emily Giffin, Danielle Steel, Jeffrey Stepakoff, Mary Kay Andrews, and Linda Castillo. Her narration of Just One Day by Gayle Forman won an AudioFile Earphones Award. In reviewing Mary Kay Andrew’s Ladies’ Night, AudioFile magazine said, “McInerney makes each of the characters distinct and recognizable and gives each the perfect voice, accent, and vocal mannerisms. Most enjoyable and well performed.” She has appeared onstage in New York and around the United States in both classical and contemporary theater. Her credits also include television commercials, daytime drama, radio plays, and animation voice-overs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Leslie Ann (lalasbookishlife) on June 01, 2015

This was my least favorite MKA book. There was way too much detail about filming the movie. Details that didn't have anything to do with the plot. There were two entire pages dedicated to how Greer solved the portable toilets crisis. What did that have to do with the storyline? I get that it shows h......more

Goodreads review by Bianca (Back, catching up) on June 09, 2019

3.5 This was the first Mary Kay Andrews novel I read, well, listened to. It was an enjoyable novel. Our heroine, Greer, is a movie location scout, so there are a lot of scenes about the intricacies of movie making. Her love interest was multi-layered and a bit different. This was the perfect beach re......more

Goodreads review by ariesdollface on May 05, 2015

NOTE: I received this book free through the Goodreads First Reads program. Let me say that the 2 star rating suggests that the book isn't good, which is not the case. My takeaway from the book, however, truly fit the "it's ok" descriptor of the two star rating. Beach Town is a leisurely read that you......more

Goodreads review by Carol on July 23, 2015

A breezy, easy beach read. Greer stumbles on an old Florida beach town that is perfect for a movie shoot and the story flows from there. There's the BFF, former cheating boyfriend, new gruff and charming love interest, small town politics and a cast of intertwined characters. Mostly predictable stor......more

Goodreads review by Kim on May 23, 2015

Not my favorite book of hers. The ending was rushed.......more