An abandoned baby, a glorious old Newport mansion, and awakening romance combine in Breakwater Bay, an engaging story that echoes the flair, humor, and emotional depth of Kristin Hannah's popular novels. Preservationist Meri Hollis loves her latest project, restoring one of Newport's forgotten Gild
Newport dreams: a breakwater bay novella
β Scribed by Shelley Noble
- Publisher
- HarperCollins;William Morrow Impulse
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Geordie Holt has been to college, traveled the world, and hung with the rich and famous. What she hasn't done is find a direction for her life. And her father has given her an ultimatum: settle down and get a job, or he'll get one for her. She loves photography and she loves Newport, so a job as a photographer on a renovation project seems like the perfect choice.
Restoration architect Bruce Stafford has discovered a forgotten mansion, fallen into ruin as an abandoned boardinghouse. Gilbert House is just the kind of challenge he enjoys, and he's managed to assemble some of the best young craftspeople in the business.
Except for one. The historical society has sent an airheaded intern to serve as project photographer. And when he learns Geordie is not an intern but a paid member of the team, taken on as a favor to one of their supporters, he's livid.
Humiliated, Geordie's first impulse is to run, but she's come to love Gilbert House and its history. This is...
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