A Christmas by the Sea

Name: A Christmas by the Sea
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Melody Carlson
ISBN: 9781974927517

Author: Melody Carlson

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 4 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 10/02/2018

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Holiday

Synopsis

When Wendy Harper inherits her family's beach-side cottage in Seaside, Maine, she sees it as a way to finally pay off the debts that have mounted since her husband died. But before it can be sold, the neglected property must be renovated. She and her twelve-year-old son Jackson move intemporarily, she reminds himin order to do the work themselves, even though Christmas is coming. The charming town, along with local craftsman Caleb Colton, pulls on both Wendy and Jackson, who even registers himself for school in a bid to get his mom to move them there permanently. Wendy knows that the most responsible thing to do is to sell the cottage and return to Ohio, but the lure of the sea is hard to resist.

About Melody Carlson

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women, and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world, volunteered in teen ministry, taught preschool, raised two sons, and worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. "I think real-life experiences inspire the best fiction," she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christy on December 20, 2019

3 stars This is a Christmas novella that reads a lot like a Hallmark movie, and I didn’t mind it at all. It was a story about a struggling single mom named Wendy and her son Jackson temporarily moving to her family’s seaside cottage she has just inherited. She has every intention of fixing it up and......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on September 14, 2018

Even though this is only a novella length book at 167 pages it truly packs a wallop. Every Christmas season I look forward to Melody's newest holiday read and for a small book it's packed to the brim with fabulous stuff! Melody weaves together a tale of what it really means to be at home no matter w......more

Goodreads review by Suz on December 17, 2023

A cute, fast and satisfying Christmas audio read. All the things that were easy and happy for a festive season read. There was an inciting incident thread, though it was safely known to the reader this would work out ok. Wendy has lost her husband and heads out to Maine to deal with her inherited be......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on December 07, 2018

Not my typical genre. It was simple and sweet but the ending was a bit rushed and I wasn't fond of how dishonest Wendy was with Jackson about her intentions to sell the house.......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on April 26, 2019

Every year I always make it a point to read Melody Carlson's latest Christmas Novel. I have never read one that I didn't like. This year Melody takes her characters from Cincinnati Ohio to Seaside Maine. Wendy Harper lost her husband to cancer about four years before her Grandpa, who she called Poppa......more