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The Beach In Winter (Lyon Family Series Book 1)

By: Leslie Pike
Narrated by: Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
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From USA Today best-selling author Leslie Pike comes an emotional, raw, and heartwarming stand-alone romance

Broken and unable to bear the violent death of his child, Parrish Adams retreated to a private beach in Maine. Isolated and alone by choice, he’s since avoided connections at all costs. The cold Atlantic Ocean and a bottle of scotch are company enough.

Single and fiercely independent, Scarlett Lyon’s life has taken a heartbreaking and dramatic turn after her sister and brother-in-law lost their lives in a fatal accident. Now guardian to her teenage nephew Sam, she’s relocated from Montana to her sister’s home on Martin’s Beach. Scarlett wasn’t expecting much from the stand-offish man living next door. Parrish wasn’t planning to get involved at all.

Attraction strikes when they least expect it and against all odds, they form a connection.

But can two wounded people struggling to stay afloat on their own let down their walls enough to let love in? Or are they destined to be two ships passing in the night?

©2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Leslie Pike (P)2021 Leslie Pike Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Heartfelt Montana

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This is a very sad story line with a happy ending. I really enjoyed the characters and their flaws. When tragedy hits it’s very hard to recover and carry on with life. These characters show you how it’s done. A fantastic performance throughout.

Very emotional

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Wow, this is an amazing and beautifully heartfelt novel! The story completely mesmerized me and not only did it captivate my attention, but it pulled on my heartstrings as well. Leslie Pike is a gifted author with a wonderful writing style, her descriptive details bring you into the story right alongside her characters allowing you to not only see but experience what they are going through, you can feel he emotions pour off the pages and into your heart. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with, they are likable and easy to care about too. Parish Adams is a broken man, he lost the person who mattered to him most, his son, to a senseless and violent death. He lost a piece of his heart that day and he is struggling, unable to bear the grief. He secluded himself from his family, fled to a place away from them all, living in a cottage on a beach in Maine. He keeps his peopling to a bare minimum, spends most of his time in a drunken stupor, functioning enough to just get by. Scarlett Lyon’s life was forever changed after her sister and brother-in-law were killed by a drunk driver and she become the guardian of their son Sam. She ups her life in Montana to move to Martin’s Beach for Sam, who is struggling with the loss of his parents and life as he knew it. Scarlett's first interaction with her neighbor was not the most pleasant, she did not know his deal but figured he was one step from being a vagrant, but she soon learns you can not judge a book by its cover. Parish has lived with his grief for five years, he sees the pain in Scarlet and Sam and he becomes more cordial to them and winds up being a good influence to Sam. There is undeniable chemistry between Scarlet and Parish but are they ready to have a relationship? Scarlet has to think for two and she is not sure if Parish will relapse back into the shell of a man he was when they first met. I loved how everything played out in this book, the beautifully plotted story flows naturally and there is a perfect balance of drama, heartwarming and charming moments, gut wrenching and heart-rending moments and a wonderful, meant to be romance. It was great to see they Lyons again too. Leslie Pike, thank you for another amazing and unforgettable story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Leslie Pike could not have cast better narrators to bring characters and story to life. Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell are superbly talented narrators and versatile voice artists. They had a complete understanding of the characters they portrayed, giving each a voice that was a perfect fit for that character’s persona, humanized them while they drawing out every one of their emotions and making you feel them like a shot in the heart. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their narration enhances an already exceptional story to a whole other level. Thank you for another amazing listen.

Amazing Story & Narration 🎧 Beautifully Heartfelt!

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I really enjoyed this book and the story. Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell were perfect as they always are.

The story is so incredibly sad and truly tugs on your heart strings. I wasn’t sure if I could finish it as it was so sad. I’m so glad I stuck with it.

The story has some really beautiful and tender moments in it. I also loved the relationship between the main characters. It was very believable. This story
just proves that love will always find a way to reach you.

I would honestly recommend this book to anyone. I enjoyed it so much.

Leslie Pike is a new author to me and this was the first of her books I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. She is a fantastic writer and I will definitely read/listen to more of her books in the future.

So sad but so good.

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That was one tough topic the author chose to write about. She explores the loss of a loved one through three characters: a man who lost his son, a woman who lost her sister, and a boy who lost his parents. Three colors of grief and pain.

Parish has become a recluse writer since he lost his little boy in the most horrible way. He dulls his pain with alcohol–a lot–and meaningless hookups. He even has distanced himself from his family. He’s only vaguely aware of his surroundings, until Scarlett and Sam come to live in the house next door. He’s the dark grief, the one that drowns you and never let you go.

Sam is Scarlett’s nephew, and she got custody of him after her sister and her husband died in a car accident. She has no idea of how to take care of a teenager, and that takes up so much of her mind that she doesn’t really have time to grieve. Until something reminds her that her sister is gone. She’s the grey grief, like a stormy sky before the rain.

Sam has not only lost his parents, but also lost himself. He tries various things to ease his pain, like trying to be someone else, older, or on the opposite clinging to his past routines. In the end, it is by building a new life with his aunt and their neighbor that he’s going to reinvent himself. He’s the white grief, a dense fog in which to lose oneself.

With grief in common, they connect, they butt heads, they help each other. As they don’t experience pain the same way, they don’t really understand each other unless they communicate. Which they try to do, not always successfully.

Especially during the big conflict. It felt contrived. The way Scarlett reacted seemed like she didn’t know Parish at all, when he was actually a hero. And she refused to talk it out. It was a bit out of character in my opinion.

The romance overall left me frustrated. There was a lot of lust for sure, and they probably become misery friends, sharing a similar pain and trying to ease it in each other, but I didn’t see love. Love doesn’t turn its back like Scarlett does during the big conflict.

The narration was excellent. Both narrators know how to make the listener feel all the feels. They’re also good at the sexy times. Good balance!

Three colors of grief and pain

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