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by Elin Hilderbrand

A husband's secret life, a wife's new escape to the Caribbean with New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand.

Irene Steele shares her idyllic life in a beautiful Iowa City Victorian house with a husband who loves her to sky-writing, sentimental extremes. But as she rings in the new year one cold and snowy night, everything she thought she knew falls to pieces with a shocking phone her beloved husband, away on business, has been killed in a plane crash. Before Irene can even process the news, she must first confront the perplexing details of her husband's death on the distant Caribbean island of St. John.

After Irene and her sons arrive at this faraway paradise, they make yet another shocking her husband had been living a secret life. As Irene untangles a web of intrigue and deceit, and as she and her sons find themselves drawn into the vibrant island culture, they have to face the truth about their family, and about their own futures.

Rich with the lush beauty of the tropics and the drama, romance, and intrigue only Elin Hilderbrand can deliver, Winter in Paradise is a truly transporting novel, and the exciting start to a new series.

Genres: Romance, Fiction

320 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 11, 2018

About the author

Elin Hilderbrand lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her five previous novels. Hilderbrand is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa.

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Reviews

[Marta Ratliff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have always loved Elin Hilderbrand, but I think this is her best book ever! She is writting with a lot of suspense now. Not to spoil third fr anyone, but it is about two families that are intertwined and neither know about the other. Once I started Winter In Paradise I did not want to put it down!

[Loretta Crouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ugh! So, so good I couldn’t put it down! Now I have to wait for the next one! Such a good cliffhanger!

[Marla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven’t read such a good book in a while. Looking forward to the next installment in the series.

[Corinne · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a good audiobook or beach read. There obviously will be a sequel.

[Janice Branning · Rating 4 out of 5]

A husband secret life in the Caribbean Island of St John. Irene gets a call that her husband has died in the Caribbeans. Her and her son travel there and their lives are never the same. Finding out he has s family and a 15 million dollar home; was he murdered and why can they not find out about the accident. After reading this book you know there is more to this story.

[Marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book I have read by Elin Hilderbrand. I understand that she writes books in a series and this I think was the first.Irene Steele thought she had the perfect marriage but learns that it wasn't true when she is notified that her husband died in an airplane crash. The location was St. Johns in the tropics where the main story transpires.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay , this book bummed me out. Started out with the bitter older woman and ended abruptly. So often her normal path of warm, beachy stories. This was a bit brittle. Maybe book 2 will be better. The normal formula was missing.

[Liz Nitzel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Took me a month to get through so may have impacted how much I liked it. The writing style was basic and rarely differed her sentence style — but I like the plot. Characters are complex and interesting way to interweave characters. Good book.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always enjoy her quick reads. This is the first of a trilogy.

[Carol Lamendola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. This author never disappoints. This book is the first in a trilogy, I only wish the second one was ready, I’d like to continue the story.

[Alethea Daniels · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 1st Elin Hilderbrand book. Very good, I’m just not a fan of cliffhangers. But I have definitely added her to my list of fav authors.

[Tarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everything Elin Hildebrand. I was pleasantly surprised at the change of locations. I am diving right in to the 2nd book.

[KBuck · Rating 2 out of 5]

read book 2 to try to see if it went somewhere -not really

[Kari Olfert · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're looking for the perfect book to read anywhere haha this one flows in that space.

[Kathy Micek]

Beach read. Needed this. On to the next book in this series.

[Nikki Carr · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say Elin is the best! Her books make you fall in love with characters and places like no other author I’ve read. Looking forward to seeing what happens in the next 2 books of this series.

[Irene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing heavy, just a fun book to read. Be forewarned tho. It has a Cliff hanger ending - didn’t realize it has two more books in the series!

[Lori Stamand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good beach read. Didn’t realize that this was book 1.

[Heidi MacDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this!

[Erin Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cliffhanger….argh! I’ll forgive because the suspense is so good

[Lori Knox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This trilogy is so fun!! The second you finish one, you want to read the next one.

[Reading on a Jettplane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been totally MIA over here but I promise I have a good reason! Reading has taken a back seat recently because I’m in full on wedding planning mode! My fiancé proposed on my birthday 4 weeks ago and although I’m biased, of all the love stories I’ve read, ours is my favorite. ❤️⁣
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I read another Elin Hilderbrand book last month and I’m happy to say that I look forward to reading the rest of her books. Hilderbrand is a talented story teller and I love reading about anything that involves a beach. If you love the Caribbean and a good suspense novel, check this beaut out. 🤗

[Karen Caracino]

Great beach read