BY THE SEA, Book One: TESS

BY THE SEA, Book One: TESS

by Antoinette Stockenberg
BY THE SEA, Book One: TESS

BY THE SEA, Book One: TESS

by Antoinette Stockenberg

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Overview

In the tradition of The Gilded Age, Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey, BY THE SEA is a four-book series that sweeps from the Gilded Age through the Gatsby Era's Roaring Twenties and then on to the Great Depression, culminating nearly a century later in Newport, Rhode Island, wealthy and alluring "City by the Sea." Set against a backdrop of mansions, the glorious America's Cup Yacht Races, and new money, the series traces the passions and adventures of three families from three different classes.

Book One: TESS. From the wild decadence of late nineteenth-century Newport comes the tale of Tess Moran, a beautiful Irish housemaid in one of the grand summer "cottages," who makes a dark bargain with a man of commanding wealth--and falls in love in the bargain. (AUTHOR'S NOTE: THIS BOOK NOW CONTAINS A NEW LAST CHAPTER. If you bought the initial version with 16 chapters, you can find the new Chapter 17 on my website at antoinettestockenberg.com)

Also available:

Book Two: AMANDA.
Book Three: LAURA
Book Four: THE HEIRS.

And:

The Complete BY THE SEA Series Boxed Set

Product Details

BN ID: 2940016511016
Publisher: Antoinette Stockenberg
Publication date: 06/27/2013
Series: BY THE SEA , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 136,684
File size: 370 KB

About the Author

USA Today bestselling novelist Antoinette Stockenberg grew up wanting to be a cowgirl and have her own horse (her great-grandfather bred horses for the carriage trade back in the old country), but the geography just didn't work out: there weren't many ranches in Chicago. Her other, more doable dream was to write books, and after stints as secretary, programmer, teacher, grad student, boatyard hand, office manager and magazine writer (in that order), she achieved that goal, writing over a dozen novels, several of them with paranormal elements. One of them is the RITA award-winning EMILY'S GHOST.

Stockenberg's books have been published in a dozen languages and are often set in quaint New England harbor towns, always with a dose of humor. She writes about complex family relationships and the fallout that old, unearthed secrets can have on them. Sometimes there's an old murder. Sometimes there's an old ghost. Sometimes once-lovers find one another after half a lifetime apart.

Her work has been compared to writers as diverse as Barbara Freethy, Nora Roberts, LaVyrle Spencer and Mary Stewart by critics and authors alike, and her novels have appeared on bestseller lists in USA Today as well as the national bookstore chains. Her website features sample chapters, numerous reviews, many photos, and an enchanting Christmas section. www.antoinettestockenberg.com
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