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The Chesapeake Diaries, Book 12

By: Mariah Stewart

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski

Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Mariah Stewart returns to her beloved Chesapeake Diaries series with a charming beachside romance that is “everything you love about small-town romance” (number-one New York Times best-selling author Barbara Freethy).

Always believing she was an ugly duckling, Chrissy Jenkins thought she had finally turned into a swan when her real-life Prince Charming swept her off her feet. But as his true character began to crack his perfect facade, Chrissy realized that not only was she better off without him, but that she was the only one who had the power to transform her life.

Returning to her ancestral home on Cannonball Island for a family wedding, Chrissy is reintroduced to a legacy she’d all but forgotten. In choosing to stay on the island, she reboots her life, successfully reinventing herself as a chef at Blossoms, an up-and-coming restaurant in St. Dennis. But despite her newfound self-confidence, she still doesn’t trust her taste in men. So when she meets Jared Chandler, a handsome ship salvager staying at the inn while he conducts a nearby recovery operation, Chrissy’s certain she can keep him as a friend - even though he’s everything any woman would want in a man. As fellow newcomers, together they discover the charm of the historic bayside town and explore the idyllic island.

But when Chrissy agrees to be Jared’s date for his father’s wedding, they embark on a weekend that will find them each seeing the other in a completely different light, one that will change their lives forever....

©2018 Mariah Stewart (P)2018 Simon & Schuster

Great story line!

I loved the whole series! The narration could have been better but if you listen to the words you will find that it is a wonderful story.

Real Life Triumph

An amazing story about real life issues and how with great strength, courage and the wisdom of our elders we can triumph over evil!!! True love wins again 😊❤️.

Change in narrator

I wish the same narrator was used for this book 10 books with 1 then a switch

I love Mariah Stewart

I always enjoy these books. Well written well read! Hard to stop listening to it.

Family, strength,

I love Ruby's character. I liked the narrator in Driftwood better for Ruby than this narrator

Beautiful story

I had followed and listened to many of the Chesapeake Diaries through the years with a excellent narrator. This narrator was disappointing and the voices ran together. Her high pitched squeaky tones made the story very hard for my listening pleasure. After awhile I purchased the book and read. The story was great and learning how the other Islanders were woven in this chapter of family and friends of Cannonball. The story was beautifully written and flowed well as the older families from earlier episodes mentioned. For future audio books of this series of the Chesapeake Diary books (if it is continued) please return to Xe Sands .

New Narrator Detracts from the Story

I loved the entire series until this and the previous book (books 11 and 12)

The new narrator is terrible and completely detracts from the story (so disappointing after how well Xe Sands narrated the first 10 books in the series.)

Still struggling w/narrator

Xe Sands started this series and she was AMAZING with different character voices. Her “Grace” & “Ruby” were perfection, men sounded like men instead of petulant teenagers and women sounded strong and sexy. I’m sure the current narrator has much talent but she has pretty much ruined this series for me. This story has been least favorite... rather than lead female making you feel compassion, frankly, I was just annoyed. It has been a fabulous and fun series, but it’s going downhill.

Great characters and a story that made me laugh, cry, and that I couldn’t put down

A family saga filled with love, secrets, life issues, hopes and dreams. Couldn’t put it down. Hoping for more books in the series.

Another good story in the series

I really enjoy the interconnected stories of the Chesapeake Diaries. The characters are full bodied and each plot is different. I sill really miss narration by Xe Sands. She made voices much more authentic than Joy Osmanski does. The poor narration takes a little something away from my enjoyment. The characters’ voices all sound the same.😕