Ocean Beach (Ten Beach Road Series #2)

by Wendy Wax

Overview

Three women find a second chance—or is it a third—in this novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Best Beach Ever.
 
When unlikely friends Madeline, Avery, and Nicole arrive in Miami’s South Beach neighborhood, they’re hoping for a do-over. Literally. They’ve been hired to bring a historic house back to its former glory on a new television show called Do Over. If they can just get this show off the ground, Nikki could fix her finances, Avery could restart her career, and Maddie would have a shot at keeping her family together.
 
The women quickly realize that having their work broadcast is one thing, but having their personal lives play out on TV is another. Soon they’re struggling to hold themselves, and the project, together. With a decades-old mystery—and hurricane season—looming, the women are forced to figure out just how they’ll weather life’s storms...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101580998
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/26/2012
Series:	Ten Beach Road Series , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	142,888
File size:	572 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Wendy Wax, a former broadcaster, is the USA Today bestselling author of several novels, including Best Beach Ever, Sunshine Beach, A Week at the Lake, While We Were Watching Downton Abbey, The House on Mermaid Point, Ocean Beach, and Ten Beach Road. The mother of two grown sons, she lives in Atlanta with her husband and is doing her best to adjust to the quiet of her recently emptied nest.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Just the right amount of suspense and drama for a beach [listen]." —-Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

Wax returns readers to characters Madeline, Avery, Nikki, and Kyra of Ten Beach Road. After their successful renovation of the dilapidated beachfront mansion Bella Flora, the four friends land a TV show focusing on the renovation of a ramshackle architectural treasure owned by a former vaudeville star with a secret past. With a few boundaries drawn (no one can film Dustin, Kyra’s son with movie star Daniel Deranian; mom and son get some private time), cameras roll. But Deranian’s return to town to shoot a movie immediately tests those boundaries, especially as his furious wife is threatening to get their show canceled if she’s not given full custody of Dustin. Meanwhile, Avery and her mother Deidre try to repair a broken relationship, and Nikki works on her matchmaking business and begins a relationship with a handsome G-man. When a client seems more interested in recovering money stolen by her brother than in Nikki’s services, however, things quickly heat up. The foursome gets fine support from a well-rounded supporting cast and just the right amount of suspense and drama for a beach read. Agent: Stephanie Rostan, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Ocean Beach

“A sparkling, deeply satisfying tale.”—New York Times bestselling author Karen White

“Just the right amount of suspense and drama.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“A great story with complex characters, a great plot, and...just enough steamy romance to satisfy everyone.”—The Best Reviews
 
More Praise for Wendy Wax and Her Novels

“Reading Wendy Wax is like discovering a witty, wise, and wonderful new friend.”—New York Times bestselling author Claire Cook

“Fans of Jane Green and Mary Alice Monroe will adore Wax's lively characters, witty dialogue, and heartfelt prose.”—Booklist 

“Wax’s Florida titles [the Ten Beach Road novels] are terrific for lovers of women’s fiction and family drama, especially if you enjoy a touch of suspense and romance.”—Library Journal

“If you're a sucker for plucky women who rise to the occasion, this is for you.”—USA Today

“[Wax] writes with breezy wit and keen insight.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

From the Publisher