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The Beach In Winter (Lyon Family Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Leslie Pike (Author), Wandar Aguiar (Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 1,065 ratings

Book 1 of 4: Lyon Family Series

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From USA Today Bestselling Author Leslie Pike comes an emotional, raw, and heartwarming standalone romance

Broken and unable to bear the loss of his child, Parrish Adams retreated to a private beach in Maine. Isolated and alone by choice, he’s since avoided connections at all costs. The cold Atlantic Ocean and a bottle of scotch are company enough.

Single and fiercly independent, Scarlett Lyon’s life has taken a heartbreaking and dramatic turn after her sister and brother-in-law lost their lives in a fatal accident. Now guardian to her teenage nephew Sam, she’s relocated from Montana to her sister’s home on Martin’s Beach.

Scarlett wasn’t expecting much from the stand-offish man living next door.
Parrish wasn’t planning to get involved at all.
Attraction strikes when they least expect it and against all odds, they form a connection.

But can two wounded people struggling to stay afloat on their own let down their walls enough to let love in? Or are they destined to be two ships passing in the night?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PDKQ9JJ
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1314 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 226,602 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 3,466 in Family Saga Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 4,911 in Family Saga Fiction (Books)
- 38,078 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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USA TODAY bestselling author, Leslie Pike, has loved expressing herself through the written word since she was a child. The first romance “book” she wrote was at ten years old. The scene, a California Beach. The hero, a blonde surfer. The ending, happily forever after.

Leslie’s passion for film and screenwriting eventually led her to Texas for eight years, writing for a prime time CBS series. She’s traveled the world as part of film crews, from Africa to Israel, New York to San Francisco. Now she finds her favorite creative adventures taking place in her home, in Southern California, writing Contemporary Romance.

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DJG123

Didn't want to put it down

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2023

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A man, a woman and a boy. an emotional journey from heartbreak and despair for them all. Sounds depressing but I promise you it isn't. Rather an enthralling, uplifting journey forward. With moments of joy and laughter leading to hope and love. Not trite or mawkish, just so well written. Travel with them and enjoy. I did.

Mari Vidalperez

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Reviewed in the United States on 22 February 2024

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Parrish and Scarlett
Child loss
Parent loss
Child guardian
Parrish is a writer but he loss his child in a massacre and he loss his will to live so everyday he drink himself to numb the pain and hopefully finally die. Until Scarlett show up after her sister and brother in law die from a car accident she is guardian of her nephew Sam, Scarlett feel loss and unprepared to take care of a teenager who has loss his parents and now all three are trying to heal from their loss and build a life together. Until Sam almost die from the waves and Scarlett blames Parrish because she sees him holding an empty bottle so she doesn't let him see him and Parrish decide to leave and Sam blame Scarlett and tell her he wasn't drinking he was picking up trash so they wouldn't get hurt in the sand. So she feels guilty and goes looking for him.

BellaReads

This was soo emotional and I was not expecting it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2022

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(Audio Review)
After Scarlett Lyon’s life is turned upside down by the sudden accident of her sister, she now must take on a life she wasn’t prepared for. She finds herself relocating to Martin’s Beach and becoming the legal guardian for her nephew. There she meets writer Parish Adams, who is grieving his son and fighting his own inner demons, whilst hiding from the world.

Let me start by saying, I did not read the synopsis for this book. And so, I did not know what the book was going to be about going in. I was pleasantly surprised though. This book was so heart-breaking, yet beautiful.

I just loved the friendship between Parish and Scarlett’s nephew Sam. I was great to see all the characters interact with each other and slowly get closer to becoming a new-found family.

I did roll my eyes a little bit at how hot Parish is still supposed to be. I mean after 5 years of heavy drinking and smoking, and just generally not taking care of himself, it is not believable that he would still be in shape and still have muscles. I mean we didn’t even see him exercise until way after they met. A bit of a nit-picky thing, but it did throw me off a little bit. Also, I know therapy is not accessible to everyone. But there were times in the story where I kept thinking, why are these characters not even considering getting a little therapy. I think it would have greatly helped the story feel a bit more well-rounded. That also took me out of the story a little bit.

Regardless, overall, this book was great. Well written, and I loved reading about the journeys the characters went on. It felt real and believable how the story progressed.

Narrated by Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell, they were fantastic with the narration. The story and characters feel real and were really brought the characters to life. Thoroughly enjoyed my listening experience!

I was provided a free audio copy of this book. However, all opinions shared are my honest thoughts about this book.

Gatorfan

I agree...more than 5 stars, best story ever....

Reviewed in the United States on 7 June 2022

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THE BEACH IN WINTER is a standalone read with a happy ending. There are sexy scenes if that is an issue for you. OMG this is the best story ever. The first few pages are dark and unsettling. I almost quit reading but decided to give it a go. BEST decision ever. This is a great story. I guarantee you will laugh out loud, you will cry, you will learn a lot and you will be so peaceful and happy at the end. It is just that good.

Parish, 43 is in a deep depression. His young son was killed during a mass shooting at his school. He had full custody and they were a great team. This just about destroyed him. In fact he was well on his way to destroying himself with alcohol and cigarettes. He didn't think he would ever get over the loss of his son and learn to live again. He was barely making it one day at a time and he hoped every day for the peaceful passing of his own life.

Sam, his young neighbor lives next door to him on a private beach area in Maine. He is just another 14 year old kid that Parish sees and ignores. They have never officially met as Parish does not encourage visitors and gives out real loud vibes of Leave Me Alone. Sam has a sadness about him. Something has happened in Sam life to turn him so sad.

Scarlett is Sam's aunt. She has recently moved to the beach house with Sam. It is just the two of them and he wonders what happened to Sam's parents. Scarlett has been making efforts to get to know Parish but he wants none of it. He just wants to be left alone.

This is a great read. A great love story, one of love and loss and rebirth. It is a great story and the little twist at the end allows you to exhale!! I definitely recommend the book. Best read in a long time.

I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 6/7/2022.

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T.Ell

All the feels!

Reviewed in the United States on 11 June 2022

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I can not say enough good things about this book. I was pulled in from the start. The very talented narrators put so much emotion into their reading. This book is such an emotional read. So much loss and trauma. This book had me ugly crying one minute and then overwhelmed with so much joy. Truly go through the range of feels...

Parish is overwhelmed by the loss of his son. Scarlet is dealing with the loss of her sister, Sam's Mom. Parish and Scarlett connect from the get go while learning to navigate loss and Scarlett raising teenage Sam. Parish and Scarlett form a friendship that soon turns into so much more. They are swoon worthy. They work through the loss by being there for each other. Each one being the others rock in time of need. Parish builds an amazing bond with Sam.

A beautiful portrayal of how families deal with loss. Low main character angst which is good since this book is so deep in other areas. Can't wait to read/listen to the rest of the Lyon Family series.

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