It was a lifetime ago that recently widowed Maggie Flynn was in Wyndham Beach. Now, on the occasion of her fortieth high school reunion, she returns to her hometown on the Massachusetts coast, picking up right where she left off with dear friends Lydia and Emma. But seeing Brett Crawford again stirs other emotions. Once, they were the town’s golden couple destined for one another. He shared Maggie’s dreams - and eventually, a shattering secret that drove them apart.

Buying her old family home and resettling in Wyndham Beach means a chance to start over for Maggie and her two daughters, but it also means facing her rekindled feelings for her first love and finally confronting - and embracing - the past in ways she never thought possible. Maggie won’t be alone. With her family and friends around her, she can weather this stormy turning point in her life and open her heart to the future. As for that dream shared and lost years ago? If Maggie can forgive herself, it still might come true.

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Mariah Stewart
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Listening Length	10 hours and 52 minutes
Author	Mariah Stewart
Narrator	Kate Marcin
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Audible.com Release Date	May 01, 2021
Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08H9KT2DV
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Sharon

You must buy book 2

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021

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The book started out great for me - 40 year class reunion, going back to hometown and 2 bffs. The " big secret" was pretty obvious very early on, but the other characters' stories kept my interest going. I was really enjoying myself until the last few chapters and then (in my opinion) it turned into a soap opera. The ending, or lack thereof, was very disappointing. You have no option except to buy the next book if you want to know about what happened to any of the characters. The worst offense is that the author had to insert that one of the characters lost parents and a spouse to the pandemic. However, throughout the book with all of the parties, dinners, get togethers, concerts, etc., there was not a single word about masks, distancing, vaccines, or anything. I think she should go back and have those 3 people killed by a drunk driver, a plane crash or something other than the pandemic. I, for one, was looking for an escape and that reference took that away.

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emily dana

An intricately plotted love letter to life and family

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021

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Beautifully written, this book played my heartstrings like a harp. Going straight to my keeper shelf. I'm so glad there are more books to come. I want to visit this world again and again.

66 people found this helpful

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Relatable, Except All the Curse Words- NO SPOILERS

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021

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I chose this book for my April "First Reads" selection. I figured I could relate to the characters who are joining together for their 40th High School Reunion and my own 40th class reunion was just a couple of years ago.
THE GOOD:
*Most of the character are likeable without being sugary sweet. I could see similarities to friends of mine. I did indeed feel that many of the events shared their history were much like some of my own memories.
*No explicitly detailed physical encounters. THANK YOU!
*The author refrained from using the F-word, which is in keeping with the age of these ladies. I know that the young adults today use it casually and it is getting difficult to find books that do not have it sprinkled liberally (or spread thickly) throughout. Again, thank you.
THE BAD:
*Almost every chapter had "mild" curse words, many chapters had multiple. I flagged more than 50 times in the 22 chapters. It just wasn't necessary or in keeping with how the author portrayed the ladies. If that is something that bothers you, you might want to think twice before acquiring this book.
*The thinly veiled "mystery" event was really so obvious that the author should have just gone ahead and told the story earlier. There was however a problem with the timeline unless their prom was in February. Around here, prom is a late spring event and always has been.
*The title doesn't really apply since the story actually spans a full year, more or less.
* Another reviewer mentioned this, but I found it troubling enough that it bears repeating-- When a character reveals that he lost multiple members of his family to the recent pandemic, I immediately questioned why the author chose to cite the pandemic as the means of death. Since the characters in this book had ALL attended multiple functions and get-togethers without a single mention of social distancing, masks, testing, or any other aspect of life pertinent to life during a pandemic, this came out of nowhere.

Overall, it is not a bad book. It also is not an outstanding book. I am one who is not looking forward to the next one because I will most likely skip it. This is mainly
due to language. My friends and I do not speak this crudely and, in my opinion, it just didn't serve these characters very well.

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Oakley

Mostly Boring, Contrived Conversations

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2021

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I am flabbergasted by all the good reviews of this book. There were only three reviews, all 5-star, when I more-or-less randomly picked it as my free First Read of April 2021. At about 30%, I decided those three must be friends and family. It is surely one of the most boring, plodding books I have ever read. It felt like it could have been written by an 8th grader. It seems like nothing of any emotional depth happened, when, in fact, it had all he usual emotion-evoking elements: cheating husbands, drugs, unwed mothers, hacking, cyber-humiliation, lost love, suicide, death. But most of these mini-stories were related via contrived, overly-informative conversations. And not just overly-informative, but overly-informative over and over. All the characters are just so nice and well-adjusted. They keep saying things like "I get it", "how do you feel about that", "it was meant to be", "you'll figure it out" ... like they all just took a course on supportive, non-confrontational communication. The "devastating secret" Maggie shares with her high school sweetheart, and mentioned in the book promo, could be guessed by anyone without turning a page. I actually snickered when someone mentions his whole family was wiped out by the pandemic -- obviously, not funny, but absolutely no reference was made before or after that pronouncement indicating any such calamity had befallen the country. Clearly a ridiculous last-minute addition. (Why not use the tried-and-true auto accident to get rid of two parents at once?) I think the only clever element in the book is the choice of tattoo. The book didn't really end in terms of knowing what happened to the characters, which normally would earn a big black mark from me, but in this case, just ending was good enough.

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debbie ansbro

Lovely easy read. Well written

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021

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Very nice story with happy ending. Perfect for an easy read. No sex, nudity or foul language! Just stories about lives, loses and loves. Enjoy!

18 people found this helpful

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Trish Mc

Five Star

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2021

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After finishing An Invincible Summer i felt like I had just finished a stupendous meal with a few bites of sweet for dessert - replete and sated. This is a wonderful story about friends, family and long ago love refound. This book will become a comfort reread for me . The only negative is the wait for the second book to be released. I read this as an Amazon Prime first read.

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A voracious reader

Mediocre Mariah

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2021

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An average romance from Ms. Stewart who is capable of so much more. I've read any number of her books and this book reads more like the first effort of a not very polished writer.

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Limousinlass.

What a Gift.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2021

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This was my April freebie from Kindle Unlimited and what a Gift it was. One of the best reads I've had in a long while. Beautifully written, great characters and I how refreshing to find it was based around, well, let's say the mature age group and not twenty something years old who haven't yet experienced life! It was a joy to read . A definite keeper. I highly recommend it.

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Kay H.

Uplifting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2021

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Uplifting, feel good novel which should appeal to women of all ages. Went down a treat this Easter bank holiday in the sun, and would cheer you up on a bleak winter day too.

10 people found this helpful

Tim

I was hoping it would turn a corner, reveal a glimpse of something interesting, but sadly no

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2021

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From the description, I so wanted to like this book, but I am now 23% into it and nothing of any interest has happened. The characters seem to blur into each other.
Why have I even read 23%? Because I was hoping it would turn a corner, reveal a glimpse that it would turn into something interesting, but sadly no.

Having just read 'The mixtape' and 'The receptionist', I have probably been spoilt by books that I didn't want to put down.

I really don't like doing negative reviews, but despite this one being a freebie from Kindle Unlimited, it just isn't worth spending part of your precious life reading it. Avoid this one.

Gail

Lovely way to escape

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2021

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I had this as my free Kindle First Read for April. Wasn’t sure what to expect but if you are looking for a good story, with likeable characters (well, nearly all likeable characters; the jury is still out on Grace!!), then I would recommend you try this. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Easy to read and a lovely way to escape for a few hours.

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Sian Phillips

Amazing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2021

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I absolutely loved this book - I actually skived off work all day to read it (I'm self-employed luckily). Now I'm gutted that I have to wait a year to read the sequel. The writing is perfect. As a proofreader, it is such a pleasure to read a book without any mistakes these days. The way the author combines all the stories together with the one big main story glueing it all together is very clever. Please don't make us wait a whole year for the sequel as I NEED to know what happens to everyone :)

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