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    Lakeside Cottage
    Lakeside Cottage
    Lakeside Cottage
    Audiobook11 hours

    Lakeside Cottage

    Written by Susan Wiggs

    Narrated by Emily Durante

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    If you trust your heart, you’ll always know who you are…

    Each summer, Kate Livingston returns to her family’s lakeside cottage, a place of simple living and happy times—a place where she hopes her son, Aaron, can blossom. But her quiet life gets a bit more interesting with the arrival of a mysterious new neighbor, JD Harris.

    JD has a good reason for being secretive. In a moment of sheer bravery, the Washington, D.C., paramedic prevented a terrible tragedy—and became a national hero. He’s hardly able to remember who he was before the media frenzy…until he escapes to this lovely, remote part of the Northwest.

    Now Kate and Aaron have rekindled the joy of small pleasures and peace, something JD thought he’d never have again. But how long will his blissful anonymity last before reality comes banging at his door?

    “Wiggs’s thoroughly captivating tale draws readers into her characters’ lives and minds in a way that makes them real and true and unforgettable.” —Booklist

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 28, 2014
    ISBN9781480561915
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    Susan Wiggs

    Susan Wiggs's life is all about family, friends, and fiction. She lives on an island in Puget Sound, and commutes to her writers' group in a motorboat. She is an international bestselling author, and her books have appeared in the #1 spot on the NYT bestseller list. The Apple Orchard has been made into a film, with others in production. Susan loves hiking, skiing, and surfing, but her favorite sport is reading a book.

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    • 1/5
      didn't care for this one
    • 3/5
      Your typical love story. Easy listening. Great Recipes at the end a Susan Wiggs signature.  
    • 4/5
      If you're looking for a sweet, contemporary romance to add to your summer reading, then Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs should definitely be on that summer list.Kate Livingston is a single mom trying to raise a ten-year old boy who has anger-management problems. Aaron, her son, is afraid of swimming and desperately wants a father. Callie is a runaway teen who is trying to stay under the radar. And JD Harris is an accidental hero trying to hide from the intrusion of fame into his life. All of them come together at The Lake, seeking to find solace and a summer of renewal. After several stalled attempts at happiness, each of them learns to let down their guard and open themselves to the possibilities offered by the world - overcoming fear and disappointment, acceptance, honesty, and most of all unconditional love - that will lead them to happiness if they are open to it.There were times when I found myself rooting for each of the characters in turn and then times when I wanted to simply shake some sense into each of them. Although Kate and JD are the main characters here, I found myself drawn to the deeply introspective teen Callie mostly because her views on life were shaped not by her own actions but by external forces. Her life was a consequence of the world around her. This is an easy to read book. The descriptions of the lake and the secluded cottages dotting its banks bring a sense of sublime serenity to the reader.
    • 4/5
      I believe I read this book a few years ago when it was originally published as this is a re-issue (with a beautiful new cover which draws you in). I enjoyed it just as much again. (A sucker for girls and guys escaping for some solitude to a lakeside cottage or cabin) as one of my favorite things to do.

      Kate returns to her family’s lake cottage with her shy son Aaron, and meets a frightened teenager Callie (who has been living in the summer cottages which she cleans.) True meaning of everyone is put in your life for a season or reason.

      Kate invites her to stay with them and then another surprise - a new neighbor JD Harris; however, he is very secretive yet exciting. He is private due to escaping the media for his heroism saving the President from a gunman. These four souls find solace in one another with some secrets, and they face many obstacles and challenges along the way to happiness during this summer journey by the lake.

      A sweet contemporary romance, and as usual, Susan knows how to write romance with a twist!
    • 4/5
      Good Beach Read
    • 4/5
      Very interesting book. The start of it was a bit hard to get into but once I pushed through and was a couple chapters in and the setting was constructed alongside an interesting plot line I read it fairly quickly.I have suggested it to a few people who want an interesting, light read to we their reader apettite. And have recently purchased another book by Susan Wiggs, "Just Breathe" I am going to read next.