Summer by the River, Debbie Burns
Summer by the River, Debbie Burns
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Summer by the River

Author: Debbie Burns

Narrator: Laura Jennings

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2021

Synopsis

Making a fresh start in a new part of the country is challenging, but fate and good fortune lead young single mother Josie Waterhill and her six-year-old daughter to a cozy Midwestern town right on the river. There, Josie can raise Zoe away from the violence of the life she once knew and make a new home in the historic tea house where they've been invited to stay.The tea house seems too good to be truethat is, until Josie's elderly landlord Myra welcomes more guests: journalist Carter O'Brien and his giant rescue dog, Buttercup. Carter is charming, compassionate...and way too curious. His interest in Josie deepens, and he inadvertently stirs up trouble when he uncovers things that she would rather not have known. Ready or not, she has to let go of her painful past so she can create a glorious future.

About Debbie Burns

Debbie Burns is a critically acclaimed author of women’s fiction and romance novels who has received, in addition to starred reviews and top picks, first-place awards for her short stories, flash fiction, and more. Her hobbies include hiking, gardening, and daydreaming, which, of course, always leads to new story ideas. She lives with her family, two phenomenal rescue dogs, and a somewhat tetchy Maine coon cat in St. Louis. For more information, visit AuthorDebbieBurns.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Margie on March 03, 2021

This story is filled with with excellently written and well-developed characters. The two main characters Josie Winterhill and Carter O'Brien meet and are instantly attracted to each other. Josie's background doesn't lend her to believe in Happily Ever After much. Plus she's in hiding and her first......more

Goodreads review by Karren on June 23, 2021

Josie Waterhill is a single mother of six year old Zoe, she fled from her violent past five years ago and she’s made a new life in Galena in Illinois. Her eighty year old friend Myra Moore lives in her family’s civil war era home and with Josie’s help she runs a successful tea house. Carter O’Brien......more

Goodreads review by Janilyn on February 14, 2021

Burns is a new author for me and she turned out a good book. Set in a Galena, IL, Josie is hiding from the world. Readers are slowly able to piece together her story as the chapters unfold. The beginning was a little slow, but the momentum picked up the more I delved into the book. My favorite chara......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on February 12, 2021

What do you know, even though it’s mine, I love this story enough to give it 5 stars. Hoping you love it as much as I do. And thanks to all of you for your ratings and reviews that help books get noticed!......more

Goodreads review by Angela on December 18, 2020

I can’t remember when I have read a more beautifully written story than Summer By The River. Every word on every page is like a beautiful brush stroke capturing the scene and the characters perfectly for the reader to be completely immersed in the story. Summer By The River is a captivating story of......more

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