Heat Wave, (Paperback)

from punxsygal

Young Carley Winsted has been left a widow with two young daughters, a large house on Nantucket Island and no money. Her solution to her financial situation is to turn her home into a three room B&B. While it was a nice read, it was just that, nice. I found the characters to be a bit light-weight...

from Chatterbox

Thank heavens I didn't spend money on this; in future, I'm probably going to forego requesting ARCs of her books, too. Don't get me wrong, this is a perfectly adequate beach book, heartwarming, focused, competently written. It's just soooo predictable and banal. Recently widowed Carley, still in ...

from mpmills

Recently widowed Carly Winsted lives on Nantucket Island with her two daughters. Struggling to find a way to support her family, Carly turns her home into a Bed and Breakfast Inn, even though her in laws disapprove. Carly eventually finds herself becoming attracted to her husband's best friend. A...

from julierenee13

I received this as an early review copy. I have to say that this was an easy read and would make a good vacation book. But, honestly, while I really wanted to like it, I found it very "fluffy." I think it could have been a great book, but it wasn't deep and the characters seemed very one-dimensio...

from dawnlovesbooks

My first Nancy Thayer book. Carley Winstead is the main character. She is recently widowed, grieving, and trying to raise two daugthers. To make ends meeet, she decides to transfrom her Nanucket home into a Bed and Breakfast. The book was really good at times, but by the end of the book it just b...