Imagine Summer, Shelley Noble
Imagine Summer, Shelley Noble
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Imagine Summer
A Novel

Author: Shelley Noble

Narrator: Marni Penning

Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/11/2021


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach delights with her latest beach read about two estranged sisters who must decide to face the past or risk history repeating itself.

As a child, Skylar Mackenzie’s imagination always got her in trouble. Now it’s making her a fortune. She owns Imagine That, a toy and bookstore and creativity center in a small Rhode Island beach town where children, and adults, can use their imagination free from judgment.Skye is about to embark on her biggest venture yet, a weekend retreat of family exploration. But it begins to unravel when she finds her estranged half-sister Amy on the doorstep. And Amy’s not alone.She’s brought Skye’s first love, Connor Reid—the boy who broke her heart; the man who could break it again.Amy claims she wants to make amends—but how can Skye trust her? It was Amy’s lies that drove her from home fifteen years before. Suddenly, Skye’s perfectly imagined summer is in jeopardy. Not to mention her perfectly ordered life. Or her beloved town’s financial future.With Amy back to her old trouble-making ways, and Connor making Skye wonder what might have been, Skye makes a decision that may cost her everything.Imagine Summer is a story of discovery, trust, and the courage to dream.

About Shelley Noble

Shelley Noble is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Whisper Beach, Beach Colors, and The Tiffany Girls, the story of the largely unknown women artists responsible for much of Tiffany’s legendary glasswork, as well as several historical mysteries. A former professor, professional dancer and choreographer, she now lives in New Jersey halfway between the shore, where she loves visiting lighthouses and vintage carousels, and New York City, where she delights in the architecture, the theatre, and ferreting out the old stories behind the new. Shelley is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and Historical Novel Society.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lydia on April 23, 2021

A great story. Beautiful setting and great characters kept me intrigued throughout this book. A daughter caught in the middle of pain and family conflict. I felt her pain and could relate to it. What it means to be a family. How being a family can make a difference even when it is dysfunctional. Hig......more

Goodreads review by Jen on February 16, 2021

The premise of the story is interesting and the setting a dream! Most of the characters were likable and relatable. The tension was thick and the romance was sweet. The writing was a bit clunky in places and I found the story to be dragging on a bit. Overall, a sweet beach read. My thanks to the pub......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on July 21, 2021

Have you ever read a book or watched a movie that has a character that is so despicable or something bad and prolonged is about to happen to someone good that you almost can’t bear to continue? This is such a book. I felt such helpless anger reading this, yet I kept reading and it is now 3:45am as I......more

Goodreads review by Kay on April 30, 2021

IMAGINE SUMMER by Shelley Noble is the delightful story of Skylar (Skye) Mackenzie as she’s busy planning for a weekend retreat. When she’s startled by the sudden appearance of her half-sister and an old boyfriend, it throws more than one monkey wrench in her plans while forcing her to deal with her......more