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Seaside Seasons #3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Somewhere between wishes and reality...lie dreams. Her mother, father, and nephew all need her--but have Cass's dreams gotten lost in the crunch?
They call it the "sandwich generation." Daughter, sister, auntie, innkeeper, employer--but has Cass herself gotten lost in the crunch?
The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is intrigued by Dan Harmon who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay. After witnessing the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, the godly finance specialist is rethinking his life, career, and relationships--or lack of them. "God, " Dan laments, "I can't do this! Forty-four is too old to have no plan for the future!
Whatever possessed me to think I could do this?" Cass asks, questioning her consent to care for her easygoing nephew and feisty teenage niece for a whole year while their parents work in the Middle East. Add Cass's four brothers, who don't take Dad's compulsive contest entries and Mom's increasing dementia one bit seriously, and her emotions swirl like the quickly rising hurricane that's fast approaching Seaside. But everyday cares aren't Cass's only problems. A troubled young employee unknowingly endangers her as well. When an alarm sounds in the middle of the night, bullets fly and Cass is taken hostage by a gunman. Dan looks urgently to the Lord for help and recognizes a new emotion within himself: "love.
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"From the Trade Paperback edition."
They call it the "sandwich generation." Daughter, sister, auntie, innkeeper, employer--but has Cass herself gotten lost in the crunch?
The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is intrigued by Dan Harmon who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay. After witnessing the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, the godly finance specialist is rethinking his life, career, and relationships--or lack of them. "God, " Dan laments, "I can't do this! Forty-four is too old to have no plan for the future!
Whatever possessed me to think I could do this?" Cass asks, questioning her consent to care for her easygoing nephew and feisty teenage niece for a whole year while their parents work in the Middle East. Add Cass's four brothers, who don't take Dad's compulsive contest entries and Mom's increasing dementia one bit seriously, and her emotions swirl like the quickly rising hurricane that's fast approaching Seaside. But everyday cares aren't Cass's only problems. A troubled young employee unknowingly endangers her as well. When an alarm sounds in the middle of the night, bullets fly and Cass is taken hostage by a gunman. Dan looks urgently to the Lord for help and recognizes a new emotion within himself: "love.
"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
450 pages, Hardcover
First published May 5, 2003
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About the author
Gayle Roper
84 books90 followersGayle Roper rejoices every day that she gets to be a writer because she's in love with story. Even on the days that words rebel and have to be coerced onto the paper, there is nothing else she'd rather do. When readers like her work, it's like God says, "See? I knew what you were wired to do." When her books win awards like the Carol Award (Caught Redhanded) or the RITA Award (Autumn Dreams), the Holt Medallion (The Decision, Caught in a Bind, Autumn Dreams) or the Reviewer's Choice (The Decision), it's icing on the cake. And she gets to teach others how to write at conferences too. She spends a lot of time smiling. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America and is the best-selling author of Hide & Seek and more than forty other books.
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July 15, 2022
This is a delightful story set in a bed and breakfast on the New Jersey shore that has both endearing and disreputable characters. The plot also involves many things: Alzheimer’s, seeking and finding God’s direction in your life, greed, mental illness, raising adolescents, and love. It is a wonderful combination of learning how much work it can be to run an Inn contrasted with the tensions of family relationships and an attempted murder.
September 10, 2017
A lovely warm story
I enjoyed this book with the stories of Jenn, Jared, Dan and Charolette. Also the extended family. This was a great tell with mystery, love and excitement. I hope this continues.
I enjoyed this book with the stories of Jenn, Jared, Dan and Charolette. Also the extended family. This was a great tell with mystery, love and excitement. I hope this continues.
September 22, 2017
Enjoyed this one.
February 14, 2019
This is my second time reading this book. I need to order the others in the series to read. I like her writing.
May 13, 2023
I have really enjoying every book in Gayle Roper's series "Seaside Seasons". the suspense is just right and of course the HEA!!
June 25, 2024
Another excellent Season!
Cass Merton is living her dream as proprietor of a B & B called SeaSong, but as she hits the big 4-0, she feels like love is passing her by. Her mother's mind is failing, but her four brothers and their father act like it isn't as serious as it is. And on top of that, she's got her teenage niece and nephew for a year while their parents are on assignment in Saudi Arabia.
Dan Harmon is at loose ends for the first time in his life. After surviving 911, he realized that work alone isn't satisfying. He follows God's leading to Seaside, where his family lived (his father was the pastor of the local church) and specifically to SeaSong.
Dan finds himself drawn to Cass and yanked into her world of hospitality and family drama. In turn, Cass, who's always felt like she was too tall and too solidly built, is drawn to the bigger and even more solid Dan.
I enjoyed watching Cass navigate her role as part of the "sandwich generation"- dutiful daughter and surrogate parent- while learning to take just a little time for herself when she can- with Dan. Throw in a mystery surrounding Cass' hired help Brenna and this was a great read. Looking forward to the fourth Season.
Cass Merton is living her dream as proprietor of a B & B called SeaSong, but as she hits the big 4-0, she feels like love is passing her by. Her mother's mind is failing, but her four brothers and their father act like it isn't as serious as it is. And on top of that, she's got her teenage niece and nephew for a year while their parents are on assignment in Saudi Arabia.
Dan Harmon is at loose ends for the first time in his life. After surviving 911, he realized that work alone isn't satisfying. He follows God's leading to Seaside, where his family lived (his father was the pastor of the local church) and specifically to SeaSong.
Dan finds himself drawn to Cass and yanked into her world of hospitality and family drama. In turn, Cass, who's always felt like she was too tall and too solidly built, is drawn to the bigger and even more solid Dan.
I enjoyed watching Cass navigate her role as part of the "sandwich generation"- dutiful daughter and surrogate parent- while learning to take just a little time for herself when she can- with Dan. Throw in a mystery surrounding Cass' hired help Brenna and this was a great read. Looking forward to the fourth Season.
September 9, 2012
It took me a while to get into this book as it had a bit of a slow start but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I thought it had a good message and some really good characters. It is a slower paced book but by the end of the book I was really enjoying the story.
January 19, 2011
pretty cheese ab out an old lady love
April 20, 2016
I read this and the whole series quite a while ago. Loved it.
April 29, 2013
Loved that the main characters were older (my age)
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