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Drifters #4
Riptide
Healing is the hardest part…
Quaint patchwork Prince Edward Island, Canada, has turned out to be a great place to hide. In an attempt to reconnect after the tumultuous and terrifying events of the past few years, Jessie and Josh have squirreled themselves into a weathered grey farmhouse on the island’s north shore, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where they find themselves lost in a rip current of fear and bad memories they feel powerless to escape.
One day, an old Wheeler family friend shoves a mysterious white box under their noses. Afraid it will unleash more pain the couple feel they can’t handle as they try to heal past hurts, they leave it untouched. But its insidious contents beckon and taunt them as it sits in a corner gathering dust.
A film role offers Josh an escape from Jessie’s torment and apparent unwillingness to beat back her fearful past, but does he dare leave her alone? And how can they, as a couple, embrace a new beginning after so many endings?
A riptide can be merciless and unforgiving…especially after a storm.
Quaint patchwork Prince Edward Island, Canada, has turned out to be a great place to hide. In an attempt to reconnect after the tumultuous and terrifying events of the past few years, Jessie and Josh have squirreled themselves into a weathered grey farmhouse on the island’s north shore, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where they find themselves lost in a rip current of fear and bad memories they feel powerless to escape.
One day, an old Wheeler family friend shoves a mysterious white box under their noses. Afraid it will unleash more pain the couple feel they can’t handle as they try to heal past hurts, they leave it untouched. But its insidious contents beckon and taunt them as it sits in a corner gathering dust.
A film role offers Josh an escape from Jessie’s torment and apparent unwillingness to beat back her fearful past, but does he dare leave her alone? And how can they, as a couple, embrace a new beginning after so many endings?
A riptide can be merciless and unforgiving…especially after a storm.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 11, 2014
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About the author
Susan Rodgers
23 books34 followersWell, I used to be a museum curator but now I'm a writer and a filmmaker! Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't do what you want in life - my mantra is 'if you believe it, you can achieve it!'
The Drifters Series was supposed to start out as three books but has expanded to fifteen. The Dallas White Series is growing, and I just completed my first feature film, Still The Water. My mother always said I had my head in the clouds - I guess she was right! I do love to 'imagine,' and am now working on a new book (Dallas, three) and a new screenplay (Kristian's Cross). Oh, and did I tell you the Drifters series has been optioned for television? Can't wait to see where that lands!
I live with my partner Stephen and my striped cat Oliver (Lucy Maud Montgomery once said the only good cat is a striped cat!) in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and I make frequent trips to Vancouver to visit my son Christopher and his sweet puppy, Winston.
"Music has the power to heal" - music, a great cuppa joe...and maybe love...
The Drifters Series was supposed to start out as three books but has expanded to fifteen. The Dallas White Series is growing, and I just completed my first feature film, Still The Water. My mother always said I had my head in the clouds - I guess she was right! I do love to 'imagine,' and am now working on a new book (Dallas, three) and a new screenplay (Kristian's Cross). Oh, and did I tell you the Drifters series has been optioned for television? Can't wait to see where that lands!
I live with my partner Stephen and my striped cat Oliver (Lucy Maud Montgomery once said the only good cat is a striped cat!) in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and I make frequent trips to Vancouver to visit my son Christopher and his sweet puppy, Winston.
"Music has the power to heal" - music, a great cuppa joe...and maybe love...
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December 12, 2014
All four books in the Drifters series are amazing. You are hooked right from the beginning by the well developed characters, who seem to leap from the page to become among a group of people you know, even though their environment and lives are very different from those in your own life.
Riptide is especially endearing for anyone who has ever been or has ever lived on Prince Edward Island. It is so familiar and Jessie's inner turmoil and moments of bliss leaves you with a longing to find out whether she will ever find true contentment and joy.
Can't wait for the next three books in the series. I give full rating to these books. They will keep you reading!
Good job Susan Rodgers.
Patricia Roy
June 9, 2024
Finally a happy ending
I think not. I love the series but it's getting to a point it seems this couple will never be tru)y happy.
And focusing on Jessie's problems while Josh too had demons of his own to deal eith.
I think not. I love the series but it's getting to a point it seems this couple will never be tru)y happy.
And focusing on Jessie's problems while Josh too had demons of his own to deal eith.
February 26, 2017
Forever
What a love story for these two to hav. How many twists and turns will they have until her sorrowful life will become a glorious life to reflect on. Loved it.
What a love story for these two to hav. How many twists and turns will they have until her sorrowful life will become a glorious life to reflect on. Loved it.
July 12, 2021
Amazing
Second time reading this series and I just can’t get enough. Such a good read and so hard to put down
Second time reading this series and I just can’t get enough. Such a good read and so hard to put down
November 30, 2014
Awesome, loved it :)
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