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COMING HOME

Coming Home, April 2010
The Chesapeake Diaries #1
by Mariah Stewart

Ballantine Books
Featuring: Grady Shields; Vanessa Keaton
400 pages
ISBN: 0345520335
EAN: 9780345520333
Kindle: B0036S4E64
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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"New beginnings and lasting friendships highlight this great start to a heartfelt series."

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COMING HOME
Mariah Stewart

Reviewed by Mandy Burns
Posted April 19, 2010

Romance Contemporary

Vanessa Keaton's life is finally void of fear and uncertainty in the small town of St. Dennis located in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Her dream of owning and operating a store is in full swing with handpicked clothes, jewelry and handbags making her struggles in the past almost worth it. The past she ran from years ago was tragic and rife with turmoil, which she hopes is behind her now that she has found a family to love her. Vanessa's half-brother's upcoming nuptials is the center focus of the whole town, and she is at the mercy of the bride, willing to help any way she can. When the bride requests her help in keeping Grady, the bride's recluse brother, busy during the wedding week, Vanessa is quick to say yes. How difficult can it be entertaining the person she has dubbed the Mountain Man?

The last time one of Grady Shields' family members made the trip to his Montana home it was to deliver the devastating blow of his father's death. Apprehension is heavy on his heart when his sister, Mia, steps out of the Jeep, even though he is thrilled to see her. Her news is not of death but of a new beginning; she is getting married and requesting his presence, so he can walk her down the aisle. Grady's family is worried about him ever since he quit the FBI, returning to the home where his wife was murdered. His sister is under the impression he is hiding away when all he is trying to do is recapture his well-being. Grady is surprised that he is needed a full week prior to the special day, but he is willing to leave his solitude to make her happy.

COMING HOME is full of new beginnings and lasting friendships with characters readers can't help but fall in love with. A great start to a heartfelt series.

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SUMMARY

From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Acts of Mercy" comes a novel about a man who's sworn off women and a woman haunted by her past. When fate offers them a second chance, will they take it? Original.

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BOOK SERIES

Chesapeake Diaries

Hometown Girl
HOMETOWN GIRL
#4.0 β€’ October 2011
Home For The Summer
HOME FOR THE SUMMER
#5.0 β€’ June 2012
The Long Way Home
THE LONG WAY HOME
#6.0 β€’ February 2013
At The River's Edge
AT THE RIVER'S EDGE
#7.0 β€’ February 2014
On Sunset Beach
ON SUNSET BEACH
#8.0 β€’ July 2014
That Chesapeake Summer
THAT CHESAPEAKE SUMMER
#9.0 β€’ July 2015
Driftwood Point
DRIFTWOOD POINT
#10.0 β€’ July 2016
The Chesapeake Bride
THE CHESAPEAKE BRIDE
#11.0 β€’ September 2017