Paradise House [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Erica James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 2003

Overlooking Angel Sands, an idyllic bay tucked into the Pembrokeshire coastline, sits Paradise House. It is home to the Baxter girls, or the Sisters of Whimsy as they're known locally. Despite their own chaotic love lives - there's no one brave enough to take them on and stay the course - they're determined to find a suitable partner for their divorced father. But this will be no easy task, for he's a man so shy of women he would rather climb up onto the roof in a howling gale to fix a broken slate than go on a date.

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"[A] romantic, inventive, and riveting read. James at her best." GOOD BOOK GUIDE "Genuinely heartwarming. Very funny and the characters really come alive." LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO "This is Erica James at her best... a wonderful read." OUR TIME MAGAZINE (August 2004) "Sparkling warm humour, sharply observed characters and engaging storytelling." BLACKPOOL GAZETTE, 29 June Novel of The Week: "Long, light novel makes ideal summer reading" BURY FREE PRESS, 27 August --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Erica James grew up in Hampshire and has since lived in Oxford, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Belgium. She now lives in Cheshire with her two sons, Edward and Samuel. She is the author of seven bestselling novels. Jenny Agutter is the reader of all the Erica James titles. She was most recently seen on television as Jane Clark in The Alan Clark Diaries and in Spooks. She made her name in the films Walkabout and The Railway Children and won an Emmy award for The Snow Goose and a BAFTA award for Equus.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Orion Publishing; Abridged edition edition (October 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752860364
• ISBN-13: 978-0752860367
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,190,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary English Romance, October 22, 2010

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This review is from: Paradise House (Kindle Edition)

This is another great read from Erica James. Paradise House tells the story of Genevieve Baxter and her family who own and run a bed and breakfast in a small seaside town. Genevieve has come home to help her father and two sisters run the family B&B after her mother takes off needing a break. Genevieve herself is trying to find an inner peace following a recent tramautic event. The situation isn't helped when an old flame from her past, Christian, re-enters their lives. In support of the two leading characters are a wonderful mix of supporting characters who are all very life-like and contribute to the storyline with their own sideline stories.

This is a contemporary romance so the storyline was always headed to a nice ending but there are a few twists and turns along the way that add depth to the story. I myself always wonder why readers of romance novels complain about predictable endings, after all isn't that why we read them?

To me it's the wonderful characters that Erica James creates that have now made her one of my favorite authors and with Paradise House she once again delivers a wonderful story with loveable characters.