The Beacon Street Bookshop, Carla Laureano
The Beacon Street Bookshop, Carla Laureano
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The Beacon Street Bookshop

Author: Carla Laureano

Narrator: Avery Reid

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/30/2024


Synopsis

Ever since Olivia Quinn lost her husband to a plane crash, she's been focused on one thing—making a stable life for her teen stepdaughter, Taylor, of whom she's the sole guardian. But when she loses her job as a children's book editor because she refuses to relocate to New York, three years of hard-won stability are shattered.

Then the opportunity arises to open Liv's dream bookshop in Haven Ridge. The venture offers not only the solution to her financial problems, but a chance to bond with her stepdaughter and become a real family for the first time. Soon, the wild idea transforms into a thriving nonprofit, thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of the town—and a handsome contractor who stirs feelings in Liv she thought might be gone forever.

But just as she begins to lean into the new life she's made for herself, a figure from her late husband's past puts the life she's been building with Taylor in jeopardy. And Liv must face the possibility that following her heart might just cost her a daughter.

About Carla Laureano

Carla Laureano could never decide what she wanted to be when she grew up, so she decided to become a novelist-and she must be kinda okay at it because she's won two RWA RITA(R) Awards. When she's not writing, she can be found cooking and trying to read through her TBR shelf, which she estimates will be finished in 2054. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, two teen sons, and an opinionated cat named Willow.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gretchen on July 09, 2023

Unlike the author's other series, this is not published as Christian fiction. While it is classified as "clean and wholesome," sex between unmarried adults is both condoned and implied. As much as I want to love this series (especially this bookshop book!), the casual approach to sex and the focus o......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on October 16, 2023

I completely loved The Beacon Street Bookshop! It was a joy to return to the small town Colorado in Laureano’s story world. Her signature voice presents characters with real-life perspectives and a relatable grace. And the romance!!! Always swoony, candid, and romantic in the I-want-to-be-in-your-co......more

Goodreads review by MJSH on April 20, 2023

What a great return to Haven Ridge! I enjoyed catching up with Thomas and Mallory, Gemma and Stephen, and Granny Pearl while meeting new characters like Will and Charlie. Haven Ridge has totally sucked me in with its magic and small-town charm that I didn’t want to leave even after the story ended.......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on July 07, 2024

I first met Liv & Taylor in The Broken Hearts Bakery, and though they weren’t the focus of that book we do get to know them quite a bit through Gemma’s story. I found this young widow-stepdaughter duo to be very compelling, and I was delighted to find out that The Beacon Street Bookshop would be Liv......more

Goodreads review by Monica on January 10, 2024

After discovering this author several years ago, I have eagerly purchased and read every single one of her books….sadly, I just purchased and completed this latest of her novels and was shocked to discover it is markedly different from her past series….and even from the first books in this series. I......more