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Fortune Bay #4
Starting Over
Lily’s not the only one starting over…¬¬¬
Lily Brewster has been caring for ‘strays’ all her life. The more battered the baby bird or helpless the new kid in class, the more she wants to help. Now, her dream of a family in tatters, Lily leaves Seattle, seeking refuge a cabin in the woods on Majestic Lake. Here, she pulls herself together, helping her father at the new Fortune Bay Resort, taking on any job that needs doing—including looking after a “Mr. Morris”, the mystery guest in Cottage Four.
Marshall Mason is hiding from the press in Cottage Four while he heals from a motorcycle accident that has left him severely scarred, both outside and in. As Marshall contemplates the end of his music career and the loss of his family, he spins deeper into depression, until one day, a woman knocks on his cottage door.
By the time Lily puts two and two together and figures out who the mystery man in Cottage Four really is, she and the reclusive ‘Mr. Morris’ are linked together in ways neither saw coming.
Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to find your way back into the sun. Join Lily and Marshall, starting over.
Lily Brewster has been caring for ‘strays’ all her life. The more battered the baby bird or helpless the new kid in class, the more she wants to help. Now, her dream of a family in tatters, Lily leaves Seattle, seeking refuge a cabin in the woods on Majestic Lake. Here, she pulls herself together, helping her father at the new Fortune Bay Resort, taking on any job that needs doing—including looking after a “Mr. Morris”, the mystery guest in Cottage Four.
Marshall Mason is hiding from the press in Cottage Four while he heals from a motorcycle accident that has left him severely scarred, both outside and in. As Marshall contemplates the end of his music career and the loss of his family, he spins deeper into depression, until one day, a woman knocks on his cottage door.
By the time Lily puts two and two together and figures out who the mystery man in Cottage Four really is, she and the reclusive ‘Mr. Morris’ are linked together in ways neither saw coming.
Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to find your way back into the sun. Join Lily and Marshall, starting over.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 30, 2018
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About the author
Judith Hudson
10 books279 followersJudith writes romantic women's fiction, women's fiction and mystery under the name of J.M. Hudson.
Her latest book came out in October 2024, Italian Murder Mystery , the second Rocky and Bernadette travel mystery.
This time, Rocky and Bernadette are in Cremona Italy the violin capital of the world. It should be a fun week full of scrumptious Italian food, beautiful medieval architecture and wonderful music, Until Rocky's old friend Hamish turns up dead in the Piazza. Rocky owes Hamish his life, so he has to step in.
The Secret of Elk Horn Lodge , is women's fiction rich with family mystery beginning decades ago.
Holly thought she was alone in the world since the recent death of her mother, but then she receives a curious letter from the lawyers of a Grandfather she didn't know she had. It requests her attendance at the reading of his will in the town of Skookum on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island. What she discovers here will change her life forever - a new family who wants to claim her inheritance, an abandoned but quite wonderful hunting lodge, and a half-sister she has never known.
Grandad has given her three months to find her sister, the co-inheritor of the lodge, or the whole thing goes to the grasping cousins with their unscrupulous plans.
Judith's romantic women's fiction series, the seven Fortune Bay books , is set on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. In each book, someone at a crossroads of their life moves into a ramshackle cabin on Majestic Lake. While there, they work through their problems with the help of friends and family, and with the occasional nudge from the friendly spirit of Aunt Augusta, the cabin's previous owner. If a romance grows in the process, and it always does, well, so much the better.
Judith grew up in Toronto Canada, went to high school in St. Louis MO, then moved to the Pacific Northwest where she now lives on beautiful Vancouver Island.
As an landscape artist and photographer, the setting of the story is very important to Judy. "I've painted in the area for many years and I think it helps me make the setting real for the reader. Helps draw them into the story. My characters are often artists, like Maddie, the darkroom photographer in Summer of Fortune who is at Fortune Bay for the summer to work on her first professional show, and Stephanie, the widowed matriarch of the clan who is finding a new life as a painter." She has also done some work as a travel writer and photographer.
All books are available in paperback and eBook formats, and the Fortune Bay books Temple of the Jaguar are available in audio as well.
Her latest book came out in October 2024, Italian Murder Mystery , the second Rocky and Bernadette travel mystery.
This time, Rocky and Bernadette are in Cremona Italy the violin capital of the world. It should be a fun week full of scrumptious Italian food, beautiful medieval architecture and wonderful music, Until Rocky's old friend Hamish turns up dead in the Piazza. Rocky owes Hamish his life, so he has to step in.
The Secret of Elk Horn Lodge , is women's fiction rich with family mystery beginning decades ago.
Holly thought she was alone in the world since the recent death of her mother, but then she receives a curious letter from the lawyers of a Grandfather she didn't know she had. It requests her attendance at the reading of his will in the town of Skookum on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island. What she discovers here will change her life forever - a new family who wants to claim her inheritance, an abandoned but quite wonderful hunting lodge, and a half-sister she has never known.
Grandad has given her three months to find her sister, the co-inheritor of the lodge, or the whole thing goes to the grasping cousins with their unscrupulous plans.
Judith's romantic women's fiction series, the seven Fortune Bay books , is set on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. In each book, someone at a crossroads of their life moves into a ramshackle cabin on Majestic Lake. While there, they work through their problems with the help of friends and family, and with the occasional nudge from the friendly spirit of Aunt Augusta, the cabin's previous owner. If a romance grows in the process, and it always does, well, so much the better.
Judith grew up in Toronto Canada, went to high school in St. Louis MO, then moved to the Pacific Northwest where she now lives on beautiful Vancouver Island.
As an landscape artist and photographer, the setting of the story is very important to Judy. "I've painted in the area for many years and I think it helps me make the setting real for the reader. Helps draw them into the story. My characters are often artists, like Maddie, the darkroom photographer in Summer of Fortune who is at Fortune Bay for the summer to work on her first professional show, and Stephanie, the widowed matriarch of the clan who is finding a new life as a painter." She has also done some work as a travel writer and photographer.
All books are available in paperback and eBook formats, and the Fortune Bay books Temple of the Jaguar are available in audio as well.
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September 14, 2024
It was a great story
Marshall was famous and had an accident. He went into hiding and Lili came by every other day to clean his cottage. She got him to come out of hiding and got him and his kids to enjoy life.
Marshall was famous and had an accident. He went into hiding and Lili came by every other day to clean his cottage. She got him to come out of hiding and got him and his kids to enjoy life.
January 7, 2020
Good reads
This series is a easy good read. The characters are loveable and the type of people you'd like to live near.
This series is a easy good read. The characters are loveable and the type of people you'd like to live near.
January 28, 2020
Lovely story
Great story, with fun relatable characters. Just loved the ending. I can see why this series is so popular. Looking forward to the next book !
Great story, with fun relatable characters. Just loved the ending. I can see why this series is so popular. Looking forward to the next book !
January 31, 2018
Starting Over by Judith Hudson
Lily Brewster leaves her crumbling marriage in Seattle to stay with her father, Max, in the little village of Fortune Bay. She needs a place lick her wounds and decide what to do with her life. Her father offers her a job at the new resort he has just finished building on the lake. Marshall, a mysterious guest at the lodge, requests complete privacy, so she offers to clean his cabin. He is recovering from a terrible motorcycle accident but Lily’s social work training detects an emotional problem as well. As she helps him re-engage with life, she wonders who he is. And dare she get close to him? Lily gets more involved in the community and finds herself planning a wedding for a bride about to have twins. A stray puppy Lily adopts is a hit with Marshall’s children but she wants to have children of her own. Lily and Marshall’s story is a beautifully written tale of second chances at love. Readers of the Fortune Bay series previous books will enjoy meeting their favourite characters again, especially Aunt Augusta and her haunted cabin.
Lily Brewster leaves her crumbling marriage in Seattle to stay with her father, Max, in the little village of Fortune Bay. She needs a place lick her wounds and decide what to do with her life. Her father offers her a job at the new resort he has just finished building on the lake. Marshall, a mysterious guest at the lodge, requests complete privacy, so she offers to clean his cabin. He is recovering from a terrible motorcycle accident but Lily’s social work training detects an emotional problem as well. As she helps him re-engage with life, she wonders who he is. And dare she get close to him? Lily gets more involved in the community and finds herself planning a wedding for a bride about to have twins. A stray puppy Lily adopts is a hit with Marshall’s children but she wants to have children of her own. Lily and Marshall’s story is a beautifully written tale of second chances at love. Readers of the Fortune Bay series previous books will enjoy meeting their favourite characters again, especially Aunt Augusta and her haunted cabin.
January 30, 2018
What a glorious, beautifully written small-town romance! Fortune Bay is fast becoming one of my imagination's favourite places to hang out. This romantic and captivating story had be spellbound from day one. The heroine's sassiness and quiet strength utterly endeared her to me, and the hero's dark and brooding character is smoulderingly, tragically sexy. Another absolute winner from Judith Hudson!
January 30, 2018
I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review, and I'm glad I did.
Judith Hudson has another winner in this installment of her Fortune Bay series.
The story of Lily, is a sweet romance, warm and as wonderful as the inhabitants of Fortune Bay. Although this is the fourth instalment, the book does stand alone, so if you have missed any of the series, don't let that dissuade you.
Judith Hudson has another winner in this installment of her Fortune Bay series.
The story of Lily, is a sweet romance, warm and as wonderful as the inhabitants of Fortune Bay. Although this is the fourth instalment, the book does stand alone, so if you have missed any of the series, don't let that dissuade you.
January 31, 2018
I absolutely love this series, and this story was another great addition!! Lily and Marshall were relatable characters, and I loved them together. If you’re looking for a sweet and clean romance where the town, and the people in it, feel like home look no further than this one and the rest of the Fortune Bay series.
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. This is my honest review.*
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. This is my honest review.*
July 20, 2018
A story of two hurting people helping each other to mend. Sometimes our hea doesn't happen the way we thought we wanted it to. Really liked hearing from characters from previous books. It can be read as a stand alone but you understand the characters better if you have read the previous series.
February 2, 2018
Excellent! Two lonely souls & wounded hearts get a second chance at love. Their road isn't easy but it is definitely worth it. Fortune Bay is still a great place to live and heal. Flows well, captivating and heartwarming.
February 23, 2018
Excellent story/romance.
Recommended... Forced changes in the lives of both Marshall & Lily start the story. Add several children, pregnant friends, a little dog named Sweetie, and the reality of family relationships -- how could it NOT end happily ever after-? Very satisfying.
Recommended... Forced changes in the lives of both Marshall & Lily start the story. Add several children, pregnant friends, a little dog named Sweetie, and the reality of family relationships -- how could it NOT end happily ever after-? Very satisfying.
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