The Shore House

Dewberry Beach, Book 1

By: Heidi Hostetter

Narrated by: Patricia Rodriguez

When the Bennett family arrives at the shore house to spend the summer together, they bring more baggage than just suitcases....

When Kaye Bennett, matriarch of the Bennett family, summons her adult children to the shore house, she anticipates a vacation full of nostalgia. It’s a chance to relive the carefree joy of summers past: basking in the hot sun, cooling off in the surf, and enjoying long, relaxing evenings watching fireflies on the deck. But when Kaye’s son and daughter arrive, late and uncooperative, it becomes clear the family desperately needs to reconnect.

Kaye and her daughter, Stacy, have been quietly at odds for years, and resentment has grown around words unsaid. Faced with spending the summer months in such close quarters, Kaye is determined to remind Stacy of happier times and why she once loved their beautiful beachside home.

But both Kaye and Stacy are holding something back...and only when a heart-stopping accident on the beach puts what Stacy most loves at risk are the two women finally able to set free the secrets in their shared past.

Will opening up to each other about what’s in their hearts allow the Bennett family to finally heal?

A story of love, forgiveness, and the power of family bonds, The Shore House is a heartfelt summer listen. Perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Pamela Kelley, and Nancy Thayer.

©2020 Heidi Hostetter (P)2020 Bookouture

Great story

Loved the story even if it did take a few chapters to engage. The reader, however, sounded like she were reading an animated children’s book.

Tedious

I really wanted to like this book but I could not get into it. The characters very unlikeable and the story didn't have direction. I couldn't finish it.