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The Guest House (2013)

by Erika Marks(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0451418859 (ISBN13: 9780451418852)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

NAL Trade

review 1: I recently received a free copy of The Guest House from the author, Erika Marks, through a Fresh Fiction contest. I had never read any books by this author, but I was intrigued by the synopsis. I absolutely loved this book! The setting is Harrisport, Massachusetts. When wealthy summer wash-ashore Tucker Moss breaks the heart of local girl Edie Wright, a war between the two families lasts for years. Edie's daughter, Lexi, falls in love with Tucker's son, Hudson. Her heart is broken, as well. Eleven years later, Lexi returns to Harrisport and receives a job offer (from Hudson's brother, Cooper) to take architectural photos of the Moss summer estate. I enjoyed this story of present and past. An attraction develops between Lexi and Cooper, and we see that Lexi is torn by t... morehat attraction and loyalty to her family. Renovations at the Moss property reveal a message of love that had been carved into a piece of wood, and Edie and Lexi (and the men from their pasts) are forced to deal with secrets from long ago. I was left feeling very satisfied with the final outcome of The Guest House, and I was pleasantly surprised by a few things while reading this novel. I would not hesitate to recommend this book. It was a great read - Erika Marks told a beautiful story.
review 2: This book was probably a 3.5 for me (I wish Goodreads had half stars.) I purchased it while on vacation and it was really a perfect vacation read. We weren't at the ocean, but while reading this book I was in Cape Cod. There were a couple of editing/proofreading errors. In one case, two characters were supposed to meet at 3:00 PM and mention was made of the soft evening air. At 3:00 in the summer? The story's perspective switched back and forth between 1966 and the present, with flashbacks to eleven years prior, too. Edie and her daughter Lexi both had romances with "wash ashores" (what the locals called the summer people) on the Cape. What really happened all those years ago? less

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