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    Whiskey Beach
    Whiskey Beach
    Whiskey Beach
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    Whiskey Beach

    Written by Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Luke Daniels

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    For more than three hundred years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore—and its secrets.

    To summer tourists, it’s the crown jewel of the town’s stunning scenery. To the residents of Whiskey Beach, it’s landmark and legend. To Eli Landon, it’s home....

    A Boston lawyer, Eli has weathered an intense year of public scrutiny and police investigation after being accused of murdering his soon-to-be ex-wife. And though there was never enough evidence to have him arrested, his reputation is in tatters as well as his soul. He needs sanctuary. He needs Bluff House.

    While Eli’s beloved grandmother is in Boston, recuperating from a nasty fall, Abra Walsh has cared for Bluff House, among her other jobs as yoga instructor, jewelry maker, and massage therapist. She is a woman with an open heart and a wide embrace, and no one is safe from her special, some would say overbearing, brand of nurturing—including Eli.

    He begins to count on Abra for far more than her cooking, cleaning, and massage skills, and starts to feel less like a victim—and more like the kind of man who can finally solve the murder of his wife and clear his name. But Bluff House’s many mysteries are a siren song to someone intent on destroying Eli and reaping the rewards. He and Abra will become entangled in a centuries-old net of rumors and half-truths that could pull them under the thunderous waters of Whiskey Beach....

    Passion and obsession, humor and heart flow together in a novel about two people opening themselves up to the truth—and to each other.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 1, 2013
    ISBN9781480574625
    Whiskey Beach
    Author

    Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts is the bestselling author of more than two hundred romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Since her first bestseller in 1991, Nora’s books have spent more than two hundred weeks in the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print, published in over thirty-four countries.

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    • 5/5
      This was a fun book to listen to. I enjoyed the storyline and the narrator. I recommend you read or listen to it.
    • 5/5
      Classic Nora with a happy ending! Book kept me interested and narrator was perfect.
    • 4/5
      It has been a long time since I read a 700+ page Nora Roberts stand-alone novel.Whiskey Beach provides romance, romance, romance mixed with family values and seeking justice. Not terribly unexpected scenes but a good read, nevertheless!
    • 4/5
      A good beach or anywhere read. As always Nora delivers.
    • 5/5
      The story is like a big puzzle with all the right twist and Turns! Each chapter was more depth of suspense leading to better endings! Love, love, and liked every bit of it.
    • 4/5
      Abra & Eli were so cute, best couple of book
    • 5/5
      Better than Cats.
    • 4/5
      Nora Roberts is reliably excellent and I enjoyed this one a lot.
    • 4/5
      The best thing about this book is that it is set on the Maine coast and a lot of the action takes place in the winter....NR does a great job of making you see and feel the environment, and I love a good winter beach!
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed this book about two people whose pasts changed them and how they were able to move on and remake themselves.
    • 3/5
      Eli Landon returns to Bluff House after his grandmother is injured in a fall. He is accused to killing his wife. He meets Abra Walsh who has been caring for Bluff House. An investigator is killed investigating Eli for a client. It is rumored that there is buried treasure in the basement of Bluff House. Someone is looking for the treasure. Eli and Abra work to discover who killed Eli's wife, attached Eli's grandmother and killed the investigator.
    • 4/5
      I loved the strength in these characters and the plot. It wasn't as sophisticated or deep as Roberts' other novels have been/are but I still enjoyed it.
    • 1/5
      If you are looking for an endless recitation of wild sex and detailed information about meal preparation then this book is for you. If, as I did, you made the mistake of believing you were going to get a mystery then you will be extremely disappointed. I got the book-on-tape version for a road trip. Unfortunately, because of its length (13 disks) I didn't bring anything else. What little mystery there is in the book is completely overshadowed by food and sex. Fortunately, around disk 3 or so, I had listened to enough of the author's writing style so that I was able to discern when we were going to go back to the bedroom for another physically impossible romp in the hay - thank heavens for the skip button. To me, the only mystery is how anyone would find this kind of reading interesting. I wish we had the ability to give books negative star ratings because this one deserves at least a negative 100.
    • 3/5
      Whiskey Beach
      3 Stars

      Under suspicions for the murder of his wife, Eli Landon finds refuge in his old family home in Whiskey Beach. There he finds solace both in his writing and in the arms of Abra Walsh, a Jill-of-All-Trades housekeeper, Yoga teacher, jewelry maker and unrepentant busybody. But someone has it in for Eli and will stop at nothing, not even murder, to fulfill his twisted agenda...

      Not up to Nora’s standards. The pacing is too slow and Nora’s trademark skills at building tension is sorely lacking in both the romance and the suspense plots. It is like she was simply going through the motions to publish another book.

      The mystery revolves around two separate threads. The first focuses on the murder plot, which is predictable with an unsatisfying climax and a bland resolution, and the second revolves around the history of the Landon family and Esmeralda’s Dowry, which is interesting but also glaringly obvious Duh, of course the family spent it all!. Even the small town setting, which is usually one of my favorites, is prosaic and uninspired.

      Eli and Abra have both suffered in their pasts and while their strength in the face of adversity makes you want to root for them as a couple, they have absolutely no chemistry and their romance falls flat. The secondary characters have a lot of charm from Eli’s tenacious grandmother and loving family to Abra’s loyal friends and quirky neighbors. It is a pity that the rest of the book does not live up to their example.

      In sum, an unexceptional addition to Nora’s repertoire and there are much better books of hers out there.
    • 4/5
      4 "Proving His Innocence" Stars for the story and narration.Lovers of romantic suspense titles with strong independent heroines are sure to enjoy Whiskey Beach. Combining an undeniable attraction, with a race against the clock to find a killer, Whiskey Beach will keep you on your toes. Former lawyer, Eli Landon has had a life altering event. Needing a respite to recover some semblance of normal after his wife is murdered--and the cops begin to take a serious look at him as a potential suspect--Eli takes his grandmother's invitation to stay and take care of her historic home in Whiskey Beach, while she recovers from a mysterious fall. However, the fall is not the only strange, mysterious thing that has happened in the historic home--someone has also been breaking into and digging in the basement. Fortunately for Eli, he has an ally who defends his viewpoint wholeheartedly. Her name is Abra Walsh, and Abra has suffered her own past heartbreaks. Having come to Whiskey Beach to also heal, Abra has become the jack of all new age trades. From massages and spiritual introspection to house cleaning, Abra attends to it all. And once Eli arrives on the scene, that includes her conviction and determination to prove him innocent. Will this couple on a joint-mission find more than just the true villain? Even if love is in the cards will they be able to solve the mystery before one of them gets irrevocably hurt?Peter Berkrot delivers a talented narration in Whiskey Beach. Perfect to voice Eli's perspective, you can easily sit back and imagine you are listening to Eli tell his story. Mr. Berkrot provides a higher pitched voice for Abra, which although I must admit was not my favorite, I think did adequate justice to her new age, high-spirited style. Additionally, Mr. Berkrot adequately varies the pace of his delivery to provide maximum effect to this romantic suspense title.All in all, Whiskey Beach is an entertaining romantic suspense title that will keep you guessing. My only observation was that I felt that the heroine was a little too quick to jump on the hero's side--it almost seemed like she never for one moment paused to think whether he could have committed the crimes himself. Nonetheless, Abra's resilient personality and determined spirit, did provide an interesting perspective as she navigated the treacherous waters set by the full-cast of secondary characters, and the suspense angle of this story was well developed for maximum sleuthing enjoyment. Source: Review copy provided in exchange for an honest review.
    • 3/5
      Enjoyable story. I feel like I've read this story before. I searched different websites to see if it had been published before 2013 and couldn't find it listed anywhere. Drove me crazy that I felt like I had read it before. Nice story, likable characters, you got to know them and their quirkiness. I would recommend it. Not a deep book as most Nora Roberts book are, but she is a good writer and entertains the reader. I wasn't disappointed and I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
    • 3/5
      I usually enjoy Nora Roberts' romantic thrillers but Whiskey Beach seemed to fall a little short.

      Eli Landon, a Boston lawyer, has been hounded by the police after the murder of his estranged wife. Even though he has never been arrested he's still under suspicion for the murder. He moves to his family home, Bluff House on Whiskey Beach. There he meets the beautiful and quirky Abra Walsh. She wants to help Eli heal and become his former self and they want to find his wife's killer. But someone wants to stop them from finding out the truth.

      Abra seemed one dimensional to me and I found her actions toward Eli to be more of a mother than a lover. I felt sorry for Eli and he wasn't the typical romantic hero that we usually see in a Nora Roberts novel. Both Eli and Abra seemed a little lackluster. I really liked the dog, Barbie, though!

      Whiskey Beach was not Nora Roberts' best but she can probably still count on me for her next one since I have really enjoyed some of her other romantic thrillers (The Witness, The Search). I would recommend either of those before Whiskey Beach.
    • 4/5
      Love love the narrator - Luke Daniels. He is awesome. Great story.
    • 4/5
      A captivating story with a lot of great elements – coastal town, historic home, past hidden scandals, treasurers, romance, envy, family love, cooking and entertaining, lawyer turned writer, an adventurous yoga instructor with an intriguing background, murder, plus much more – offering a good read and does not disappoint--Nora definitely knows how to entertain!
    • 5/5
      My favourite book by this author. It was amazing!
    • 4/5
      Bluff House has stood for more than three hundred years overlooking Whiskey Beach. Its secrets are well hidden. But now Eli Landon has come home to find refuge behind its walls. Accused of murdering his wife, he is free due to a lack of evidence, but his reputation is shattered and his career as a Boston attorney is over. Eli’s beloved grandmother has been hospitalized after a nasty fall down the stairs of the home, and Eli has agreed to watch over the place until she can return. But once back in the home of his youth, Eli becomes distracted by Abra Walsh, a feisty woman who keeps house for Eli’s grandmother, teaches yoga, works as a massage therapist and makes jewelry. Almost immediately there is tension between Abra and Eli…and a growing attraction. But if Eli thought he could escape his past and start over again at Bluff House, he couldn’t be more wrong. When Abra is attacked and other strange things begin to happen, Eli once again becomes the focus of a murder investigation and Bluff House’s dark past must be unraveled to give Eli back his life.Whiskey Beach is a bit of a chunkster at over 450 pages, but Nora Roberts reels in the reader with her signature romance, suspense and captivating characters. As Abra and Eli give into their passions and then become a team trying to solve a centuries old mystery, the novel picks up pace. At times the plot felt a bit contrived to me, and some of the “twists” were a little predictable…but what makes the novel work is Roberts’ skill at connecting her characters and creating chemistry and sizzle on the page.I don’t tend to read a ton of Nora Roberts, but when I do, I always enjoy this guilty pleasure. Whiskey Beach is a terrific summer read – not overly heavy, but with plenty to keep the reader glued to the pages.Readers who enjoy suspense-romance novels will not be disappointed in Whiskey Beach.
    • 5/5
      Great mystery & love story.
    • 3/5
      what an interesting story it was. Good book about Eli and Abra who are at a whiskey beach where he is trying to figure out about his wife murder
    • 4/5
      A very good read, if a bit long and drawn out in most conversations. The backstory was soewhat incredible, but as the fantasy story went, it made for a fun and interesting tale.
    • 4/5
      Good job Nora Roberts! For the first time in a while I couldn't figure out the who did it part of the book. I so enjoyed your descriptive writing about the beaches and the old manse house, family history and the characters were well made. Enjoyable read.
    • 4/5
      Whiskey Beach by Nora RobertsEli Landren was back in town writing his novel.Some others in town think he did kill his wife as they had argued earlier that day.the woman neighbor, Abra Walsh next door makes pancakes and cleans his house, does his laundry and will give him a massage. Abra is very good friends with his grandmother.His dead wife, Lindsey, her parents were filing a wrongful death suit and his lawyer are working on the case.Love all the down home cooking done as it's the way I cook also. Quite the mystery as to who is seeking information about him and how now others are attacked.Things really heat up in the house and with their relationship as their lives are threatened and those of their loved ones... They plot to surprise who they think is the culprit.His ancestors and what's up in the attic may hold the solution.I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
    • 3/5
      A good story by Ms. Roberts and a decent narration by Mr. Berkrot. The Hero's voice was well written, but the Heroine's was not. She seemed to take the opposite response to different situations, than someone with her back ground would have taken. The mystery's conclusion was not a surprise, the reader could discern the "bad guys" easily and early.
    • 5/5
      One of the best of Roberts recent books. Good mystery. Distinct if not unique characters. As always well-written, holds your interest and moves along quickly. Not too grisly as Roberts' books can occasionally be. The love scenes are sort of sweet and not too intrusive on the narrative.
    • 4/5
      I was pretty happy with it. Romance and suspense.
    • 3/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales. Quick & Dirty: Roberts’ world seemed to have too many elements and too many factors for me to thoroughly enjoy Whiskey Beach.Opening Sentence: Through the chilly curtain of sleet, in the intermittent wash of the great light on the jutting cliff to the south, the massive silhouette of Bluff House loomed over Whiskey Beach.The Review: I never thought the day would come when I wouldn’t fall in immediate love with a Nora Roberts story. That was the case for Whiskey Beach. I wasn’t sure in the beginning why I couldn’t connect to the story. Was it the voice? Could it have been the main character? Or maybe it was because the narration was a little off.Eli Landon has had a rough year. A son of a whiskey empire, he found out his wife was cheating on him for a year. Eli was angry and upset, and went back to their house to retrieve his grandmother’s ring. It belonged to Eli’s family, and since his wife and him were no longer one, he had a right to take it back. But when he went to the house, he found his wife dead in the library. There were no other suspects to Eli’s wife’s death. All the fingers pointed at him. Eli was never arrested or imprisoned, because there wasn’t enough hard evidence to convict him. But in the year of media and public speculation, he was practically ousted from his career and supposed friends.After a year, Eli retreated to Bluff House on Whiskey Beach. It was the Landon house that whiskey built. While his mother is recovering from an accident, he is keeping the house for her. And also because there is always a Landon in Bluff House. There he meets Abra, a housekeeper that is also a jack of all trades. But that isn’t all Eli finds. He finds that his troubles have followed him to Whiskey Beach, but who is responsible is something he may find out too late.Eli is a good main character on paper. But I didn’t completely connect to him. The way Roberts narrated his voice was different to me. At least that’s how it seemed. The transition from one character thought to another threw me off, and it prevented me from fully getting to know who he was in the beginning. Eli was hurt by a cheating wife, only to be accused of murder. The scrutiny he must have endured was heart breaking. Who he was in the beginning of Whiskey Beach was a lot different than who he became in the end and it was a nice progression.Abra is a quirky character. She was all over the place. There were so many facets to her life and to her personality that it was difficult to understand her. I couldn’t get to the heart and soul of who she was. Abra has a past of her own, but with all the different details of her life, it was hard to grasp. If I follow her life in a timeline, I understand, but when I read the chapters, it’s a little baffling.It saddens me that I couldn’t connect to Whiskey Beach. The mystery and lore of a hidden pirate’s bounty was fascinating. The element of murder was intriguing. The thriller aspect was a little predictable, and while I normally don’t mind it, this just added to the different things that I didn’t connect with. There is a romance, as in all Roberts’ books, but it was not my cup of tea. Both Eli and Abra have this quick-wit banter between them, and then it was instant romance. I just couldn’t wrap my brain around it.Roberts’ world seemed to have too many elements and too many factors for me to thoroughly enjoy Whiskey Beach. I wanted a little simple love story with a heroine and a hero. For me, this just wasn’t the case.Notable Scene:He’d walk– somewhere – call, breathe, and when this nagging stiffness, this endless aching played out, he’d just text her – better to text—and tell her not to come.But first he’d take her advice, go down to the beach, take a picture of Bluff House. And maybe he’d wheedle some information out of his grandmother about Abra Walsh.He was still a lawyer. He ought to be able to finesse some answers out of a witness already biased in his favor.As he followed the path he’d cut down through the patio, he glanced back and saw Abra in his bedroom window. She waved.He lifted his hand, turned away again.She had the kind of fascinating face that made a man want to look twice.So he very deliberately kept his gaze straight ahead.FTC Advisory: I purchased this copy of Whiskey Beach. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.