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  • Coming Home

  • Chesapeake Diaries Series #1
  • By: Mariah Stewart
  • Narrated by: Xe Sands
  • Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (232 ratings)

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Coming Home

By: Mariah Stewart
Narrated by: Xe Sands
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Publisher's summary

In the wake of his wife's murder, agent Grady Shields turned his back on the FBI - and everything else-to retreat into the vast solitude of Montana, grieve for his lost love, and forget the world. But after years in seclusion, his sister's wedding draws him to St. Dennis, a peaceful town on the Chesapeake Bay. Though he swears he isn't interested in finding love again, Grady can't ignore the mutual sparks that fly when he meets Vanessa Keaton.

Although her past was marked by bad choices, Vanessa has found that coming to St. Dennis is the best decision she's ever made. Bling, her trendy boutique, is a success with tourists as well as with the townspeople. She's made friends, has a home she loves, and has established a life for herself far from the nightmare she left behind. The last thing she's looking for is romance, but the hot new man in town is hard to resist. And when Vanessa's past catches up with her, Grady finds that he's unwilling to let her become a victim again. As they fight her demons together, Grady and Vanessa discover that life still holds some surprises and that love doesn't always have to hurt.

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Loved it

I love EX sands, I’ve never heard her develop this many characters so well before. I thoroughly enjoyed the story line and development do characters

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great story teller.

loved it, makes you want more more more. she had mamy series. very enjoyable

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Very interesting but, relaxing summer like story.

This story kept me interested but, was easy to listen to. Enjoyed it a lot.

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cute

I love xexe sands, but this wasn't my favorite book by far. going to try next in series and see if its better

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Nice

Sweet story, well read. A pleasant read with no surprises. Light on the spicy scenes.

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Not sure about narrator

Idk about the narrator. That’s all I kept thinking about throughout the story. It was almost as if she was making everyone sound like they were still in bed with that someone and they were talking in a slow sexy voice. It was ALL the time. I like to hear normal voices when they r just standing around talking not that sultry seductive voice.

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Love this series!

great narration and the story keeps you interested! can't wait to read the next one!

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Okay plot, bland characters, needs humor

After reading 2 of Mariah Stewart's other series, I was expecting a more interesting plot. Also, many of the secondary characters were carried over from another series, so I kept feeling like I was missing pertinent facts. While Mariah Stewart is an excellent author, this book cried out for some humor and pets, preferably a big dog.

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XE Sands

I love anything XE Sands reads and the story was really good. A feel good book. I would listen again and look forward to the next book.

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Graet New Series from Audible

I very much enjoyed this book. The characters are well drawn and the story keeps you interested. Audible , please add more books from the Chesapeake Bay series.

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