The Beachfront Inn

Heartwarming friendship Nantucket fiction

By: Ainsley Keaton

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

"Fans of Debbie Macomber, The Chesapeake Bay series and Elin Hilderbrand will love this series..." Kindle Reader

"A story about friendship, sisterhood, mother-daughter relationships, finding your inner strength in the face of adversity, starting over, and the pursuit of true love..." Andi's Books

"Best book of the year. I know it's only March, but it is....Ms. Keaton's storytelling is brilliant..." Harlie's Books

She's 54, broken-hearted, and starting over....

High-powered New York attorney Ava Flynn finds herself without a job or a future. Unemployable at her age, and broken-hearted by a husband who left her in the lurch, she desperately needs a Plan B. Her prayers are answered when a wealthy benefactor wills her a large house in the 'Sconset Beach area of Nantucket. She heads out to the picturesque New England island with her two best friends, Quinn and Hallie, going along for the ride.

Hallie is at her own crossroads. She has a dead marriage, a daughter who won't speak to her because she smothers her, and no life to speak of. She has a drinking issue and an unhappiness issue as well. She's also dealing with menopause symptoms that are literally keeping her awake. She feels that her life is over for her, but the island, and a beautiful young psychic named Willow, show her that her life is just beginning.

Sarah, Ava's long-lost sister, is heading out to the island as well. Sarah was the beautiful golden girl who's always had a charmed life. She was the cheerleader and homecoming queen in high school, the gorgeous cool kid that Ava never was. She was the paramour of a globe-trotting billionaire who never had to lift a finger to do much of anything. But looks are deceiving. At the moment, Ava hasn't spoken to Sarah in over 20 years.

Nobody can break your heart like your sister, because nobody knows you better. Can Ava and Sarah make amends after so much hurt and heartbreak between the two?

Ava busies herself with fixing up her beautiful new beach home, so that she can open up the bed and breakfast. Contractor Deacon Cromwell, whom Ava hires to do the renovation, is the man who might thaw Ava's cold heart, if only she'll let him. However, he's almost 20 years her junior and, Ava believes, out of her league. Can Ava overcome her insecurities and allow herself to love again?

In this feel-good beach read with a touch of magic, Ava and her friends and family will become your best friends. Come and share their joys and heartbreaks, their tragedies and triumphs. For fans of Susan Mallery, Jude Devereaux Nantucket Bride series and Elin Hilderbrand!

Publishers Note- this book was previously published as The Nantucket Beachfront Inn.

Well written story

I enjoyed the story. I do not like the virtual voice however, it does not have inflection and does not separate characters voices. virtual voice does not pronounce some words correctly. the story would have been much better with one or two character voices reading it.

AI voice

Story was ok, but digital voice was disappointing.

First time I’ve gotten a book that was not actually read. This had none of the warmth and voice differential that a reader provides.
I will avoid other digital recordings.

virtual narration

The virtual reading of this book was horrible! It took so much away from the story and made it hard to continually listen and focus on the story.

AI reading

The story was good but it was very difficult to listen to with the AI reader. No emotion, poor pronunciation , very distracting and hard to follow character conversation do to no change in voice from one to another. The AI really took away from the story.

Nice story of friendship

I did not like the auto voice. The end of the story seemed rushed. The depth of characters not fully developed. I usually love her books, this one was devoid of any connection with the characters though as always I did enjoy most of it