Flowers On Main (Chesapeake Shores) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sherryl Woods (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2009 | Series: Chesapeake Shores

When her last two plays are dismal failures and her relationship with her temperamental mentor falls apart, writer Bree O'Brien abandons Chicago and the regional theater where she hoped to make a name for herself to return home. Opening Flowers on Main promises to bring her a new challenge and a new kind of fulfillment.

But not all is peaceful and serene in Chesapeake Shores, with her estranged mother on the scene and her ex-lover on the warpath. Jake Collins has plenty of reasons to want Bree out of his life, but none of those are a match for the one reason he wants her to stay: he's still in love with her.

Jake might be able to get past that old hurt if he knew Bree was home to stay, but is she? The only way to know for sure is to take a dangerous leap of faith.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Bree O’Brien’s self-image is tied up in her work, so when her newest play flops, she is emotionally shattered. Returning to Chesapeake Shores to regroup, she rediscovers her love of flower arranging and impulsively opens a florist shop, only to discover that her first love, Jake, owns the best source of plants. While they struggle with past hurts and continued attraction, Bree’s divorced parents also embrace a second chance at love. Woods continues to explore the issues dividing the dysfunctional O’Briens in the second installment of her heartwarming Chesapeake Shores contemporary romance series (The Inn at Eagle Point, 2009). --Lynne Welch

About the Author

With her roots firmly planted in the South, Sherryl Woods has written many of her more than 100 books in that distinctive setting, whether her home state of Virginia, her adopted state, Florida, or her much-adored South Carolina. She's also especially partial to small towns, wherever they may be. A member of Novelists Inc., Sisters in Crime and Romance Writers of America, Sherryl divides her time between her childhood summer home overlooking the Potomac River in Colonial Beach, Virginia, and her oceanfront home, with its lighthouse view, in Key Biscayne, Florida. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Mira; 1 Original edition (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778326349
• ISBN-13: 978-0778326342
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With her roots firmly planted in the South, Sherryl Woods has written many of her more than 100 books in that distinctive setting, whether her home state of Virginia, her adopted state, Florida, or her much-adored South Carolina. She's also especially partial to small towns wherever they may be. In Amazing Gracie, as in her later Trinity Harbor series, Woods creates a fictional version of the town where she spends summers on the shores of the Potomac River. "This town just lends itself to fascinating characters and a charming locale," she says.

A member of Novelists Inc., Sisters in Crime and Romance Writers of America, Sherryl divides her time between her childhood summer home overlooking the Potomac River in Colonial Beach, Virginia, and her oceanfront home with its lighthouse view, in Key Biscayne, Florida. "Wherever I am, if there's no water in sight, I get a little antsy," she says.

Sherryl also loves hearing from readers. You can join her at her blog, www.justbetweenfriendsblog.com, visit her Web site at www.sherrylwoods.com or contact her directly at [e-mail].

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another winner!, May 1, 2009

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Daisy (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flowers On Main (Chesapeake Shores) (Mass Market Paperback)

I admit that I was looking forward to this book's release from the excerpts and the fact that I loved Inn at Eagle Point, but this was better than I expected. This story is about finding yourself and reconnecting with someone who you never really stopped loving. I couldn't put it down.

One of the greatest things about Sherryl Woods books is that amongst the drama there is a great deal of humor. Bree came home for the opening of her sister's inn(which is feature in the Inn at Eagle Point) and she doesn't leave. Her life is at a crossroads after some critical reviews of the recent play she has written in Chicago. While trying to figure out how she wants to proceed with her life, her past comes back to her in the form of her ex Jake, where there is definitely some unresolved feelings. Also with the addition of her brother Kevin's story (which is out next month) and her parents possibly reuniting... let's just say I can't wait for next month.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicted to Chesapeake Shores!, February 9, 2010

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Tonya Speelman "Hoarder of books" (Goldendale WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flowers On Main (Chesapeake Shores) (Mass Market Paperback)

Second book in the Chesapeake Shores series and another hit! How can you not love the gang, from grandma to Abby, Trace, Meggie, Jess, Bree and all the other lovable characters that make up these wonderful reads.

Bree comes back home, no one knows why she has stayed. Bree has kept to herself, and doesn't stay anything about her recent play flopping and her life with Marty the jerk on the rocks. Then she fills in because a wedding has no florist, and decides that is what she wants to do. However, her old flame, Jake is the only wholesale seller of floral items.

Bree broke Jake's heart after the miscarriage, and he thinks she has come back to do it again. However, neither one of them can deny what they feel, and so they battle with each other and their feelings.

As usual, Sherryl also has other side things going on, Meggie and Mick and then Kevin and his suprise..

I read a glimpse of Harbor Lights, I need to get my hands on that one next. I want to find out what happened to Kevin!!!!!!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, May 19, 2009

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Ada M. Ugles "Ada Ugles (Love to Read)" (Ponte Vedra, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flowers On Main (Chesapeake Shores) (Mass Market Paperback)

Absolutely heart- warm, caring, book. It kept me engrossed from the first page to the last!!!