Judith Keim
21) Going Home
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Chandler Hill Inn volume 1
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English
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In 1970, Violet Hawkins’ only wish at eighteen is to escape her life in the Dayton, Ohio, foster-care system and make her way to the west coast to enjoy a mellow life and find the love she’s been missing all her life. She makes it to San Francisco, but soon learns she needs a job if she’s to live properly. A kind, young man named Kenton Chandler offers her a sandwich and a job at his father’s inn and vineyards. With nothing to lose, Lettie...
22) Coming home
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Chandler Hill Inn volume 2
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English
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"Camilla Cami Chandler comes home from France to take over the Chandler Hill Inn and Winery for her recently-deceased grandmother, Lettie, as she'd always promised. Determined to succeed in this new venture, she finds herself in trouble from the beginning when she discovers most of her grandmother's estate intended for maintaining the inn's business expenses was lost in a Ponzi scheme. She forges ahead to provide her guests with wonderful experiences...
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The Beach House Hotel volume Bk. 4
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English
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Ann and Rhonda are fed up with the way the new, majority owners are changing The Beach House Hotel from the small, elegant hotel they once owned and operated into a tacky, South Beach wannabe property. What's their only recourse? Buy back the property to save it from getting even worse. And with the new management ruining Ann's daughter's plans for a Christmas Eve wedding, they have to get to work right away to regain control of the hotel. Facing...
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Old friends are the best... Catherine "Cate" Tibbs, Brooke Ridley, and Amber Anderson, friends since they were awkward thirteen-year-olds who named themselves "The Beach Babes," are about to face their 40th birthdays. Because they haven't been able to get together for some time, Cate arranges for them to rent a house along the Gulf Coast of Florida for a long weekend. She hopes it will give them the opportunity to celebrate and re-ignite their friendship....
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Christmas magic can happen…
Starr Snowden refuses to stay in her upstate New York hometown for Christmas where her ex-boyfriend and his new wife have recently announced she's pregnant. Noah Jordan doesn't want to spend another Boston Christmas with his mother coaxing him to marry Cynthia Withers, a woman he definitely doesn't want for a wife. They both learn of a fantastic way to escape – by signing up for a FREE one-week Christmas Cruise for...
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An upscale hotel like the Beach House Hotel sometimes attracts surprise guests....
Ann and Rhonda continue overseeing their Beach House Hotel along the Gulf Coast of Florida and providing guests with a lovely experience of good eating, relaxation, and the privacy many of them require. When vice president of the United States Amelia Swanson asks them for a favor, Ann and Rhonda agree without realizing it means protecting Amelia's sister from an abusive...
27) Straight Talk
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Life can bring unexpected challenges...
Samantha Hartwell's life changes completely when she's attacked by a client's boyfriend. She leaves Boston and Straight Talk, her consulting business, and escapes to California wine country to heal and to help her sister and brother-in-law with their vineyard's growth. But she can't escape the desire Derek Roberts, a worldwide photographer, had sparked inside her. The two challenge each other in ways they've...
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Keeping a family promise can be the beginning of a whole new life for everyone in town
Whitney Gilford is delighted to be called away from Hollywood where her co-star and former lover, Zane Blanchard, is addicted to drugs and blaming her for his unhappiness. News of her beloved grandmother, GG, giving her and her sisters a cottage on the land of The Lilac Lake Inn is a tremendous relief from the negative publicity about her on social media. In Lilac...
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Three talented women are brought together by a man they all love, becoming his Desert Flowers, who work together to save his hotel from being ruined by the company buying it… When Lily Weaver is asked to help Alec Thurston, the one man she's ever truly loved, and to come to Palm Desert, California, she doesn't hesitate. He's dying of cancer and needs her help in overseeing the sale of his hotel, The Desert Sage Inn, to another hotel group. For five...
30) Waves of Hope
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Hope and determination can bring results…
Ellie Weatherby and the four other grandmothers living at Sanderling Cove decide with only two great-grandchildren, it's time to swing into action. They invite their grandchildren to spend the summer at the cove, hoping to encourage romance between them. Ellie invites all three of her granddaughters to take over the management of the Sanderling Cove Inn so that she and her bridegroom can spend the time traveling...
31) Baby Talk
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A gift from the heart is the best gift of all…
When Marissa Crawford and her husband Brad decide to start a family, Marissa has serious doubts about her ability to be a good mother-she was raised by one of the worst. Torn between telling Brad the truth and hoping she doesn't get pregnant, Marissa's life is completely upended when a baby girl is left in a basket on the front porch of her large home in Maine. Caring for the baby given specifically...
32) Sweet Talk
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A child can teach us the right words to say…
Following her divorce, Allison Hartwell leaves Maine for California to become a partner in her college roommate's art gallery. She's out to prove she can succeed in business, get along without a man and have fun along the way. But things quickly fall apart; the business is financially insecure, and she's left with the care of her roommate's eight-year-old daughter, Daisy. When Blake Whiting, owner of...
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Keeping a family promise can be the beginning of a whole new life for everyone in town.
Taylor Gilford is more than happy to accept her grandmother's gift of a cottage on the Lilac Lake Inn's property to be shared with her two sisters, Dani and Whitney. The youngest, she's always felt left out when the sisters got together. Living at Lilac Lake will give her a chance to know them better. More than that, it might help the "writer's block" she's been...
34) The Talking Tree
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Families can be full of surprises... Following her estranged mother's death, Marissa Cole returns to her hometown. Her mother has left a request for Marissa to scatter her ashes in New Hope, Maine. Marissa doesn't understand why, she's never heard her mother talk of such a place. In Maine, Marissa is thrilled to discover a family she never knew she had. But the family isn't what she thought, and helping her grandmother keep her share of the family...
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The Beach House Hotel, the seaside mansion Ann Rutherford and Rhonda Del Monte converted to an upscale boutique hotel, continues to be a success. Not only is it the spot for breakfast and lunch, it's become the "in" place for dinner. However, they still face many challenges. With the sudden death of Robert and Kandie, Ann and Vaughn decide to raise their son, Robbie, to help relieve Ann's daughter, Liz, of the responsibility she thought she'd never...
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Fat Fridays volume 2
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Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Tiffany Wright never planned to become a torch singer, much less a pregnant and single one. It was only with the help of her Fat Fridays luncheon group of strong women that she found the courage to leave Beau, her once wonderful husband destroyed by drug addiction. Things heat up when Kevin Bascombe moves in next door... and turns out to be both Beau's new business partner and Tiffany's literal savior in a storm. When Tiffany and Kevin find themselves...
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Fat Fridays volume 1
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Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Following an ugly divorce, Sukie Skidmore is invited to join four other women for Fat Friday lunches at a local caf�e, where everybody orders whatever they want, no calories counted. As they share their struggles with cruel exes, frustrating families, and forbidden love, Sukie gets a grip on her new life and learns to love her freedom.
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Sanderling Cove Inn volume 1
Publisher
Wild Quail Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Hope and determination can bring results... Ellie Weatherby and the four other grandmothers living at Sanderling Cove decide with only two great-grandchildren, it's time to swing into action. They invite their grandchildren to spend the summer at the cove, hoping to encourage romance between them. Ellie invites all three of her granddaughters to take over the management of the Sanderling Cove Inn so that she and her bridegroom can spend the time...
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The Lilac Lake Inn volume 2
Publisher
Wild Quail Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Keeping a family promise can be the beginning of a whole new life for everyone in town.Taylor Gilford is more than happy to accept her grandmother's gift of a cottage on the Lilac Lake Inn's property to be shared with her two sisters, Dani and Whitney. The youngest, she's always felt left out when the sisters got together. Living at Lilac Lake will give her a chance to know them better. More than that, it might help the "writer's block" she's been...
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Fat Fridays Group volume Volume 3
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Wild Quail Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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The women in the Fat Fridays group continue to come together for their Friday lunches—no calories counted—and to help each other deal with life’s complications. With her unexpected pregnancy and the support of the women in the group, Carol Ann breaks free from her dismal life with her parents. Left on her own with no support from the father of her child, she decides to start an interior decorating business on the side. She begins by secretly...