Last Kiss, Luanne Rice
Last Kiss, Luanne Rice
1 Rating(s)
List: $20.00 | Sale: $14.00
Club: $10.00

Last Kiss

Author: Luanne Rice

Narrator: Blair Brown

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2008

Categories: Fiction, Sagas, Romance, Women


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice returns to Hubbard’s Point, Connecticut, and to characters from her beloved Beach Girls, to tell the haunting story of a close-knit community grappling with a heartbreaking mystery, and of a woman rebuilding her world and reclaiming a love she believed lost a lifetime ago.

A face on a poster, a name in the news, an inexplicable tragedy. A promising young man goes out one warm summer evening and is found dead—murdered—less than twenty-four hours later. No motive. No clues. No answers. Most people reflect briefly on the disturbing headlines, perhaps say a silent prayer of safely removed sympathy, and go on with their lives. But what if the young man was your son? Or your true love?

Nearly a year after the death of eighteen-year-old Charlie, singer-songwriter Sheridan Rosslare still hasn’t played a note of the music that was once her life’s passion. Tucked away in the beach house where she raised her only child, she lives with her memories of him and a grief too big to share even with her beloved sisters or her dear friend Stevie Moore. Nor can Stevie comfort Charlie’s heartbroken girlfriend, Nell Kilvert, whom she regards as a daughter. Nell won’t rest until she finds out what really happened to the boy she loved. Out of the past she summons a man she believes cares enough, and is tough enough, to uncover the truth—Sheridan’s long-ago soul mate, Gavin Dawson.

Now Gavin’s boat, the Squire Toby, sits anchored in the harbor within sight of the window of the woman he once loved, still loves, and will always love. Sheridan, too, had once fervently believed in the miraculous power of love and healing, forgiveness, connection, and reconnection. But that faith died along with her son….

Unfolding among the Hubbard’s Point people and places that fans have come to treasure, and replete with feeling and mystery, Last Kiss weighs the power of the past to heal as well as wound, in a captivating tale of love, loss, and redemption that no reader will ever forget.

About The Author

Luanne Rice is the author of twenty-five novels, most recently Last Kiss, Light of the Moon, What Matters Most, The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, Summer of Roses, Summer’ s Child, Beach Girls, and her soon-to-be-released new hardcover, The Letters, written with Joseph Monninger. She lives in New York City and Old Lyme, Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven on November 28, 2015

This book was a great read. I couldn't put it down. The book is about how a small northern American town suffers at the loss of one of there own through murder. It shows how each family member, friend and detective grieve and finally come to terms with their loss and find a way to move on with their......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on August 07, 2016

This one in the series takes up a little from Beach Girls my favourite in the series. Nell features in it, now grown into her late teens and dealing with the loss of Charlie her boyfriend. As is Sheridan his mother. What happened the night of his death? Nell is determined to find out. So well writte......more

Goodreads review by Teri on March 02, 2014

I found this book to be slow in many parts, not one of my favorites. I did like the ending, but it took me a while to finish this one. :(......more

Goodreads review by Fabi on September 22, 2016

O que posso dizer de este livro....que adorei. Foi o segundo livro que li da autora, o outro foi a linguagem secreta das irmãs que também gostei muito. Adorei as personagens, a história e as descrições. A autora faz descrições lindas neste livro. Apesar de uma história triste, também tem momentos de......more

Goodreads review by Krista on July 10, 2013

It was all I could do to get through this book. Along with its prequel, "Beach Girls", it was filled lots of unnecessary details and dialogue. I found myself skimming and skipping chunks here and there. Surprisingly, it finally picked up in Pt. 2, halfway through the book. I actually enjoyed the sec......more


Quotes

“An element of supernatural whimsy, a dark secret involving a trust fund and a disturbing question related to Charlie's estranged father, Randy, add complexity, while cameos from other Beach Girls characters contribute an engaging, homey touch.”—Publishers Weekly