The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores) [Mass Market Paperback]

Sherryl Woods (Author)

Book Description

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

It's been years since Abby O'Brien Winters set foot in Chesapeake Shores. The Maryland town her father built has too many sad memories and Abby too few spare moments, thanks to her demanding Wall Street career, the crumbling of her marriage and energetic twin daughters. Then one panicked phone call from her youngest sister brings her racing back home to protect Jess's dream of renovating the charming Inn at Eagle Point.

But saving the inn from foreclosure means dealing not only with her own fractured family, but also with Trace Riley, the man Abby left ten years ago. Trace can be a roadblock to her plans…or proof that second chances happen in the most unexpected ways.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Launching the Chesapeake Shores series, Woods (Welcome to Serenity) creates an engrossing but overly neat family drama. Divorced financial whiz Abby O' Brien Winters takes a short trip to her hometown of Chesapeake Bay at the behest of her youngest sister, Jess. When Abby realizes the extent of Jess's money troubles, she agrees to prolong her visit, even if it means seeing Trace, an ex-boyfriend who still carries a torch for her. As Abby attempts to help Jess salvage her finances and open an inn, she struggles with her quarreling family, Trace's irresistible attentions and a nasty ex-husband who suddenly wants full custody of their twins. Abby's relationship with Trace is full of chemistry, but it lacks conviction and depth, and Woods relies too heavily on contrivances to keep the story moving forward. (Apr.)
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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.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Mira; 1 Original edition (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778326268
• ISBN-13: 978-0778326267
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,687 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

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this small town and the O'Brien's, April 6, 2009

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Country Girl (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores) (Mass Market Paperback)

Abby winters is the oldest of five children and help raised her siblings after her mother and father divorced. Abby eventually left for NY work where she has a job on wallstreet, has been divorced and is the mother of two twin girls.

Jess is the youngest of the five siblings and is trying to open in inn and she runs into financial trouble. She calls Abby to come down to Chesapeake shores to help her out. But leaves out the guy in charge of her loan is Abby's high school sweetheart Trace.

Trace makes Abby stay in Cheapshores to be in charge of Jess's finances. Trace and Abby work on there relationship with roadblocks along the way which include Abby's ex Wes, her parents, and siblings.

This was the first book I've read by Sherryl Woods and I really enjoyed it. I'm waiting for Bree's story at the end of this month I can't wait.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, not very good either, August 18, 2009

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Holly Kincaid "Book addict" (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of those books that I found myself picking up at the store and putting back down again, repeatedly. The cover is very attractive and reminds me of a Debbie Macomber book cover (same publisher for both authors, so that makes sense). I eventually purchased it after looking up the reviews here on Amazon and was very excited to find a new author that I thought I was really going to like.

After reading this, I have to say it was just all right. The writing isn't bad and the story isn't bad, but it takes a long time to unfold with not much happening. I am perfectly fine with slower-moving stories if there is lots of local color and sense of place to the book but that wasn't the case. The setting of Chesapeake Bay offered the author plenty of opportunity to have very descriptive language regarding the physical locale but that opportunity wasn't seized. The small town setting also afforded an opportunity for great secondary characters that could have added color to the story, but that opportunity also languished. The main story just plodded along without any real "spark" and the book didn't really hold my interest. Again, not bad just bland -- I have read much worse !

In summary, I was looking for another Debbie Macomber type author and thought I had found her. In reality, I won't be reading the rest of the series and will stick with Ms. Macomber or Emilie Richards when looking for fun, light reading.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Forgiveness, January 15, 2010

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Tonya Speelman "Hoarder of books" (Goldendale WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Inn At Eagle Point (Chesapeake Shores) (Mass Market Paperback)

seems to be key in this first book of our new Chesapeake Shores series by a favorite author, Sherryl Woods. This book hit the spot. I don't want to summarize the book, seeing as a lot of people have already done that.

However, I have read other books by her and this read didn't disappoint. I couldn't decide on one favorite character, by the end they all had me in the palm of their hands.

I especially loved at the end, I knew there are a few lines hanging on for other books. Although I could guess a few of the endings that might happen, I was really thrilled with the ride. Abby, Jess, Mick, Grandma, Maggie, Trace and all the others would love to have you visit! Problem is we can't stay! -- Enjoy the ride!