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Summary: A touching and wonderful story!
Review: "Sea Swept" is the first book in the trilogy revolving around the Quinn brothers of Cheseapeke Bay. The entire trilogy is a must read, although each book can stand on its own.
The Quinns are three brothers who were all taken in by Ray Quinn and his wife as abused and neglected juvenile delinquents. Because of the love and understanding of their adopted parents, the Quinn boys turned their lives around and they became a true family.
This is the story of Cameron, the eldest, who is called back home from his life of sailing and adventure after his father is injured in a car accident. As Ray Quinn dies, he asks his three sons to raise Seth, the boy he has just recently adopted. Cam struggles to deal with his father's death and tries to reach Seth's guarded heart. He also meets Anna Spinneli, Seth's social worker, and begins to develop a relationship with her.
The romance between Cam and Anna is realistic and very passionate. The relationship that Cam and his two brothers, Ethan and Phillip, develop with Seth is truly touching and is perfectly written by Nora Roberts.
As the brothers struggle to solve the mystery of who Seth really was to their father, and at the same time try to convince the government that they are capable of raising a child, there are all kinds of funny, heart-warming, and poignant scenes. In the midst of all this, Cam and Anna develop deep feelings for each other and try to figure out where those feelings will take them. The result is an absolutely superior book that you won't soon forget. Trust me, you will love these brothers!
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Summary: OK
Review: Even though I enjoyed Seth's storyline I just did not get into the romance between Anne and Cam I must say she is the first character of Nora's that thoroughly annoyed me. I think it may be because I have an aunt who truly is a social worker and know even second hand the realities of the job, I just found Anne to be bitchy and whiny. I did not enjoy her at all and she made it difficult to finish the book.
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Summary: Movie Proposal
Review: First of all I'd like to say the reason I'm proposing this book to James Cameron, even though I have about a million directors to choose from, is because after seeing James Cameron's work, I know that he would do an absolute amazing job with the story. I have to say what attracted me to Sea Swept by Nora Roberts, was the fact that it was a romance novel. But now that I've read it, it seems to be much more than that. Before going on I should let you know that this isn't just one book, Sea Swept is the first book in a trilogy. This first book is revolved around Cameron, the second on Ethan, and the third on Phillip. The story is about three brothers that are all grown up, had lost their mother 10 years ago to cancer, and were rushing back home to Chesapeake Bay to watch their father die. The sons are Cameron, Ethan, and Phillip. Cameron is a champion boat racer who lives around Europe while Ethan is a quite fisherman that lives near his father and then there's Phillip, he's the businessman with the tailored suit. A very intriguing part of this story is that, none of the three sons are biological sons. Ray Quinn and his wife Stella (the parents) took in these three boys after finding them literally on the street. Each boy had grown dealing with either abusive, drug-addicted, or a combination of both type of parents. When they come home to say goodbye to their father, they find that there's an 11 year-old boy named Seth that their father had "found" right before he died. But Ray had made the boys promise that they would take good care of the boy, because he was one of them. They had to keep the promise, but that caused a million problems. They had to deal with a social worker that Cameron eventually fell in love with, and they had emotional times because they found out that Seth was actually Ray Quinn's blood. That led to them to a "wild goose chase". Of course in the end all ends well, which makes the story absolutely perfect. And now to the part of making a movie out of amazing book. In my eyes, many people enjoy a story of hardships between families, lovers, friends that end the perfect way. This book is a perfect example of this. While watching Cameron slowly fall in love with Anna, (the social worker) you just want to constantly "aww" at the thought of what they're going through. And the climaxes in the story are very captivating. The audience will laugh, cry and in the end feel fulfilled. It could be considered a feel-good movie. Nora Roberts has done an remarkable job bringing these characters to life in her book, and I know that out there, there are the perfect actors to bring these characters to life on the silver-screen. This may not be a "Titanic", but it would be a touching story of people trying to find themselves, and in the end doing exactly that where they least considered coming across it, with their families. This book is actually incredibly important when it comes to hopeless romantics like myself. The story just compels you and you cannot go by without reading it, which makes it important to make into a movie for the reason that many people would rather see a movie than read a book. When the story gets to the point where all three brothers are becoming closer to the "new kid," Seth. That leads them to start treating him like their new brother and that seems to be a very unexpected feeling for them. Altogether, this movie would not only be very entertaining, but it would teach an incredible moral about life, love and family. It could take place at Chesapeake Bay, which would make it absolutely perfect and it would get great reviews. A heart-warming story that leaves people wanting to know what happens next in the lives of the Quinn's is exactly what the people need right now. Amongst all the movies with amazing special effects, violence, technology, and futuristic ones, comes one where you're just amazed at the vitality of these real people. The story can relate to people's lives, which would get more of an audience and make the story a success. There is no losing in making a motion picture of this stunning book, Sea Swept.
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Summary: It doesn't get any better!!!
Review: Have you ever read a book where you could swear that the characters jumped out of the book, plopped down on the couch next to you, and told you the story themselves?? This trilogy about the Quinn brothers felt exactly like that. From Cameron to Ethan to Phillip and their respective ladyloves, I felt like I knew them, personally, cared about them and yes, even wanted to smack them upside their heads when they were being "boys." But in any case, I loved them...their stories, their loves, and these books. Some of her best, in my opinion. From the first of the trilogy all the way to Chesapeake Blue (Seth's story), you will NOT be disappointed.
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Summary: Wow. Just simply WOW.
Review: Have you ever read a book where you could swear that the characters jumped out of the book, plopped down on the couch next to you, and told you the story themselves?? This trilogy about the Quinn brothers felt exactly like that. From Cameron to Ethan to Phillip and their respective ladyloves, I felt like I knew them, personally, cared about them and yes, even wanted to smack them upside their heads when they were being "boys." But in any case, I loved them...their stories, their loves, and these books. Some of her best, in my opinion. From the first of the trilogy all the way to Chesapeake Blue (Seth's story), you will NOT be disappointed.
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Summary: Perfect beginning for the family
Review: I absolutely loved this whole trilogy! I started out by reading Chesapeake Blue first, and was so swept away by that book, that I had to read the other three. Each book is unique, and this one about Cam and Anna was certainly very interesting to say the least! I enjoyed getting to know each of the characters, and meeting Seth as a young boy, instead of the young man that I started out reading about. If you don't already have these books, and you enjoy a good story, then you would be doing yourself a great favor by purchasing these four books!
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Summary: Perfect beginning for the family
Review: I absolutely loved this whole trilogy! I started out by reading Chesapeake Blue first, and was so swept away by that book, that I had to read the other three. Each book is unique, and this one about Cam and Anna was certainly very interesting to say the least! I enjoyed getting to know each of the characters, and meeting Seth as a young boy, instead of the young man that I started out reading about. If you don't already have these books, and you enjoy a good story, then you would be doing yourself a great favor by purchasing these four books!
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Summary: different from the norm
Review: I am a big fan of Nora Roberts...but this book was so different....It has romance...but like most of her books I;ve read....no suspense or mystery....This book was a nice change....It's about a family of three brothers who take on raising a young boy....It touches your heart!!!
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Summary: You get swept up
Review: I am an avid Nora Roberts fan. I loved this whole trilogy. Not only is the story absolutly believable, you completly fall in love with all the Quinns. I was caught up in the push and pull between Anna and Cam. This a book that I simply could not and would not put down. Watching the relationship between the older Quinns and Seth go from obligation to sincere love was heartwarming. Rising Tides and Inner Harbor are must reads.
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Summary: A great beginning...
Review: I can't wait to read the next two installments! SEA SWEPT was sad, yet very entertaining. Nora Roberts wrote Cameron, Seth, and the rest of the characters wonderfully. I also like the sea and that also made it exciting, because this novel takes place on the Chesapeake Bay. I hope the next two are as good as this one. I'll definitely read more of Roberts :)
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