Sunset Beach (The Beach House Series) (Paperback)

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In the popular Beach House series (more than 60,000 copies sold), a worn and comfortable coastal home in San Diego intersects with charming, contemporary stories—Sally John’s The Beach House and Castles in the Sand followed by Trish Perry’s Beach Dreams. In Sunset Beach, Perry delights fans by returning to the beloved backdrop where women gather and lives change.

Meet Sonny Miller, a recent college graduate with plans to get her master’s degree in psychology. With the intention of resolving some family drama and putting her academic interests to the test, Sonny cleverly invites her mother, Teresa, and her mother’s estranged twin, Aunt Melanie, to the quiet and quirky beach house. They both show up...and with surprises of their own. Teresa, a successful classical singer, brings her latest protégé, Irina, and Melanie brings along secrets about Teresa and the identity of Sonny’s long–gone father.

The strong personalities cause some big waves, and Sonny is in over her head. Soon she is drawn to Irina and Irina’s charming brother, Grigori. Her faith is strengthened by their story of being adopted as children from a Russian orphanage by a Christian couple from America.

Readers will love being a guest alongside these characters. Between each sunrise and sunset is another day for healing, laughter, rediscovering the importance of family, and embracing the hope of God’s care.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736926755
• ISBN-13: 978-0736926751
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #115,549 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of sunshine smiles. Fabulous read!, October 24, 2009

By	Debra "For Him I Write" (USA) - See all my reviews

Sunset Beach by Trish Perry is as delightful as an ocean breeze. If you want a nice relaxing read with fabulous characters, wonderful surprises, and a delicious plot, then you will love this book. I know I sure did. Trish never fails to delight her readers, and Sunset Beach is no exception.

Trish's heroine, Sonny Miller, wants answers to her life. Therefore, she invites her mother to Sunset Beach under the guise of wanting to spend time with her. But Sonny has ulterior motives--motives that her mother is not going to be pleased with. And yet, Sonny is willing to take that risk. What is so important to Sonny that she's willing to jeopardize alienating her mother over? And will her well-laid plans backfire on her?

Grig, aka Mr. Gorgeous, suddenly shows up at Sunset Beach. Why? Is he there because of Sonny, or someone else? If so, who? And why?

Teresa, Sonny's mother, has a few surprises of her own in store for her daughter. What are they? Can Sonny handle them all, or will Sonny crack under the strain of the past secrets?

Things start disappearing mysteriously. Who's taking these things, and why?

And who's this Zeke guy who keeps showing up at the most interesting times? Are his appearances by chance, or by Divine order? You decide.

Either way, if you want to know the answer to these questions and all the others, buy Sunset Beach by Trish Perry to find out. You won't be sorry.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ATrip to The Beach House Always Inspires, September 8, 2009

By	Chandra Lynn "Chandra Lynn" (PA) - See all my reviews

Summer may be over, but in sunny California a beach vacation is always appropriate. Returning to the beach house in book three of The Beach House Series was equally as enjoyable as the previous two trips there. Sunset Beach introduces the reader to new characters and brings back familiar ones.

Sonny Miller is a beautiful young woman wanting her present to heal her past. The only gift she wanted for her graduation was a trip with her mother to the Beach House. Unknown to her mother, Sonny's Aunt Melanie was also invited. And, unknown toe Sonny, her mother's newest musical protégé has been invited. Within hours of their arrival the little beach house is filled with family and strangers. Is a week long enough to heal old wounds, open new chapters in lives, and rekindle a romance from one summer years ago?

Trish Perry has done it again. She takes characters the reader can relate to, intriguing stories, and intermingled lives, and creates a lovely story. Readers will laugh at the antics of the characters one page, be angered by them on another, and find their heartstrings tugged by stories of brokenness, healing, and love. Trish Perry is rapidly becoming one of my favorite contemporary romance authors. I highly recommend Sunset Beach. And, while you're at it, go ahead and by the other books in the series, The Beach House, Castles in the Sand, and Beach Dreams.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book, August 19, 2009

By	Barbara Warren - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Sonny Miller doesn't know anything about her family. She doesn't even know who her father was, or met her grandparents. Her mother, Teresa has refused to talk about them. Now, Sonny has graduated from college, and she wants a week at a San Diego beach house, just the two of them. Teresa reluctantly agrees. But she shows up with a guest, a young woman with a lovely voice who is making her debut with the Oakland Symphony Chorus. Sonny has a secret of her own. She has succeed in tracking down Teresa's sister, Melanie and invited her to spend the week with them. Teresa and Melanie haven't seen or spoken to each other in over twenty years.
Tension mounts, secrets are revealed, and lives are changed as the women struggle to work things out. This book made me want to call my own sisters and tell them how much I love them. I loved this book, and I'm looking for more from this very talented writer. Strongly recommended.