Chesapeake Blue

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Summary: Wonderful welcome back to the Quinn family
Review: I bought this book not realizing that it was a continuation on the Quinn family saga. When I realized this, I was thrilled and the book didn't let me down. I enjoyed the stories about Cam, Philip and Ethan and it was interesting to read how Nora Roberts made Seth his own person. The family connections are still there. My favorite parts of all the books are when the brothers are interacting with each other. They fight, they joke, they get angry at each other, but they are always there for the others when needed, no questions asked.

Seth comes home after being in Europe with his biological mother, Gloria, following him and blackmailing him for money. He has been paying her since he was 14 so she wouldn't bother his family, but her demands are always increasing. New to the picture is Dru, a florist from a very wealthy, prominent Washington family. Gloria threatens to ruin everything and everyone connected to Seth if he doesn't pay. Boxed in, Seth realizes he needs help and goes to his family. They take care of Gloria this time, but in a way that a future book can be written.

The whole Quinn family is wonderful. They're a loud bunch, but you can't help caring about them and wishing you could be part of a family like that. It's a family of unconditional love and support at all times. We should all be that lucky in our lives.

I can only hope this family saga continues. I would love a book on Aubrey. If you haven't read the 3 books leading to this one, do so. You won't be disappointed.

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Summary: Great
Review: I love the Quinn family, but this book would have been better if it had more about the four Quinn brothers. They really have their own little bonds together and it's entertaining to see how they interact in the other books. I would also like to see a book about Aubrey.

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Summary: Fabulously satisfying read.
Review: You can't miss this one if you've read the other Quinn stories. I loved this one so much I bought it in hardback and have read it over and over. So perfect. No one transitions thought like Nora, with so little effort and such equisite prose you sail uninterruptedly until, alas - the end and you're dying for more!

Seth is a fabulous character we've seen grow up in these books and she completes his story believably and with great satisfaction.

I only wish we could see her "directors cut - or writers version" of these stories.

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Summary: Missed the Mark
Review: Quite frankly, I read this book mainly to find out about the 3 original Quinn brothers- an excellent series. Unfortunately, the story has little about them. Second, I hoped this would tell the story of Seth and Aubrey...too bad it didn't. Aubrey was much more interesting than Dru, for whom I had little sympathy. The scenes with Seth and Aubrey sparkled, the ones with Dru and Seth seemed forced and flat. It does not help that Seth tends to come across as someone who expects to get his way and is rather vain.

While I do not object to foul language, used carefully and sparingly to create a particular character trait, too much sends up a red flag that the author doesn't want to take the time to develope a character. Either that or she thinks that 'real men' can't express themselves without it. I would like to assure her that they can. The excessive use was annoying and distracting.

Overall, I got the impression that Ms. Roberts wrote the story to fill a square- a sequel for the series. I hope she will tell Aubrey's story and put more thought into it than she did this one...but I'll borrow it from the library instead of purchasing it.

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Summary: Audiobook Excellent
Review: I have never read the book but I thought it made for a great audiobook! I thought the voice of the reader really brought it to life. He really captured the emotion of characters.

After listening to it I thought it would make for a pretty good movie.


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Summary: Love it! Love her!
Review: SO FAR I'VE READ INNER HARBOR AND CHESAPEAKE BLUE. I'M NOT IMPRESSED WITH THESE BOOKS. I FELT AS THOUGH DRU AND SETH'S ROMANCE WAS FORCED AND THEY DIDNT SEEM TO BE COMPATIBLE IN ANY WAY. I THINK THAT THE ONLY INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS BOOK WAS CAMERON AND ANNA. THEY SEEM TO BE SO IN LOVE, MAYBE I SHOULD READ ABOUT THEM.
ONE THING I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY SETH DIDNT MENTION TO HIS BROTHERS ABOUT GLORIA. DID HE NOT TRUST THEM ENOUGH TO CONFIDE IN THEM? HIS WHOLE FAMILY KNEW ABOUT GLORIA AND HER TRICKY WAYS AND YET SETH STILL TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO PAY HER OFF EVERY TIME. HASNT HE LEARNED ANYTHING IN TWENTY YEARS? ANYWAYS, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH THESE BOOKS I WOULD RECOMMEND READING THEM, ESPECIALLY INNER HARBOR. THAT BOOK WILL ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SETH AND THE REASONING FOR HIS ADOPTION.