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Summers at Whispering Pines defined Renee Clement’s childhood. Days meant swimming and sun, nights meant ghost stories and campfires. Best of all, Whispering Pines meant time with Celia, her favorite aunt. Through the years, Celia would remain Renee’s most steadfast confidant, but trips to Whispering Pines would fade to memories. Raising kids alone and a demanding career consumed Renee’s life.
Now Celia is gone and Renee suddenly finds her twenty year career in shambles. Promising herself she will look for a new job in January, Renee is determined to make the most of her unexpected time off. But when mysterious events begin to swirl around her kids, her worries compound.
A spontaneous trip, meant to relieve the growing pressures and soothe Renee’s battered pride, could turn out to be so much more when she finds herself alone on a moonlit beach, half-a-world away, with a handsome stranger.
How can Renee keep her family safe as she works to rebuild their lives? Does she dare take another chance at love?
Celia’s final gift may provide answers, but there are risks. Renee wishes she could seek comfort and advice from her dear aunt, but Celia’s recent death has left a void. Why can’t things be simple, the way they were when she spent summers at Whispering Pines?
Now Celia is gone and Renee suddenly finds her twenty year career in shambles. Promising herself she will look for a new job in January, Renee is determined to make the most of her unexpected time off. But when mysterious events begin to swirl around her kids, her worries compound.
A spontaneous trip, meant to relieve the growing pressures and soothe Renee’s battered pride, could turn out to be so much more when she finds herself alone on a moonlit beach, half-a-world away, with a handsome stranger.
How can Renee keep her family safe as she works to rebuild their lives? Does she dare take another chance at love?
Celia’s final gift may provide answers, but there are risks. Renee wishes she could seek comfort and advice from her dear aunt, but Celia’s recent death has left a void. Why can’t things be simple, the way they were when she spent summers at Whispering Pines?
Jess Rand is ready for a fresh start. Her marriage of twenty-five years is over and all she wants to do is retreat to Whispering Pines, a place of peace and solitude given to her family by their beloved Aunt Celia. She's watched her sister Renee make the most of second chances, and if Renee can survive the death of a spouse and the loss of her career, Jess can bounce back from divorce.
But then her husband shows up late at night, broken and bedraggled, bringing bad news and asking her to do the unimaginable. Long-buried secrets and new accusations tangle together, threatening to ruin Aunt Celia's reputation. Jess may be the only one who can find out the truth. And with two kids in college and a new surprise at home, she feels her fresh start slipping away. Even the tranquility she always finds at Whispering Pines might not be enough to help her stay true to her own path.
Can she do what her ex asks? Can she right the ship of Celia's past before it's too late? Does she even have a choice?
In Tangled Beginnings, the sequel to the bestselling Whispering Pines,
Kimberly Diede brings more of her trademark family intrigue and moral dilemmas. Threaded with romance and mystery and ghosts from our pasts, this novel is bound to make you fall in love once more with the prospect of life and love and forgiveness.
But then her husband shows up late at night, broken and bedraggled, bringing bad news and asking her to do the unimaginable. Long-buried secrets and new accusations tangle together, threatening to ruin Aunt Celia's reputation. Jess may be the only one who can find out the truth. And with two kids in college and a new surprise at home, she feels her fresh start slipping away. Even the tranquility she always finds at Whispering Pines might not be enough to help her stay true to her own path.
Can she do what her ex asks? Can she right the ship of Celia's past before it's too late? Does she even have a choice?
In Tangled Beginnings, the sequel to the bestselling Whispering Pines,
Kimberly Diede brings more of her trademark family intrigue and moral dilemmas. Threaded with romance and mystery and ghosts from our pasts, this novel is bound to make you fall in love once more with the prospect of life and love and forgiveness.
A story of one man’s struggle to rethink his vision
of the perfect family, true friendship, and what home really means.
When Ethan’s wife walks out in search of something more, his first priority
is to protect his three teenagers from further heartache.
He should have been a better husband. Now it’s time to be a better dad.
Ethan grew up in a loving, supporting family, and his kids deserve the same.
Besides, he doesn’t have to go it alone. Rex, Ethan’s best friend,
is more than willing to step in and help keep chaos at bay.
Ethan thinks he’s doing a decent job juggling the responsibilities of business owner,
landlord, and recommitted father. Can he also squeeze in a little romance?
He hadn’t intended to start dating again . . . though an unlikely friend seems interested,and Ethan can’t help but feel intrigued.
But a devastating fire changes everything. Lives and livelihoods are at risk.
Suspicions and doubts threaten to undermine all that Ethan holds dear.
Will he be forced to acknowledge that sometimes those closest to us
succumb to their inner demons when they suffer unthinkable loss? When trust is shattered,can old friendships guide us home again?
Rebuilding Home, the third book in Kimberly Diede’s heartwarming Celia’s Gifts series,follows Ethan’s emotional journey from fractured illusions, through tangled paths of hope and despair, to the renewed possibility of happiness.
What started at Whispering Pines continues.Get swept up once again in the ongoing story
of how one woman’s family continues to honor her legacy by seizing opportunities to reinvent lives.
of the perfect family, true friendship, and what home really means.
When Ethan’s wife walks out in search of something more, his first priority
is to protect his three teenagers from further heartache.
He should have been a better husband. Now it’s time to be a better dad.
Ethan grew up in a loving, supporting family, and his kids deserve the same.
Besides, he doesn’t have to go it alone. Rex, Ethan’s best friend,
is more than willing to step in and help keep chaos at bay.
Ethan thinks he’s doing a decent job juggling the responsibilities of business owner,
landlord, and recommitted father. Can he also squeeze in a little romance?
He hadn’t intended to start dating again . . . though an unlikely friend seems interested,and Ethan can’t help but feel intrigued.
But a devastating fire changes everything. Lives and livelihoods are at risk.
Suspicions and doubts threaten to undermine all that Ethan holds dear.
Will he be forced to acknowledge that sometimes those closest to us
succumb to their inner demons when they suffer unthinkable loss? When trust is shattered,can old friendships guide us home again?
Rebuilding Home, the third book in Kimberly Diede’s heartwarming Celia’s Gifts series,follows Ethan’s emotional journey from fractured illusions, through tangled paths of hope and despair, to the renewed possibility of happiness.
What started at Whispering Pines continues.Get swept up once again in the ongoing story
of how one woman’s family continues to honor her legacy by seizing opportunities to reinvent lives.
In the summer of 1942, a young woman’s visit to the lake cottage of a friend would commence a series of events destined to weave her family’s future to a very special place for generations to come. The young woman was Celia and that place was called Whispering Pines.
That summer would prove to be a turning point in Celia’s life. The resort would call Celia back time and time again throughout her lifetime. Perhaps there was some truth to local lore, which suggested the allure of Whispering Pines captured the souls of a select few, but that when it did it rarely let go.
That summer would prove to be a turning point in Celia’s life. The resort would call Celia back time and time again throughout her lifetime. Perhaps there was some truth to local lore, which suggested the allure of Whispering Pines captured the souls of a select few, but that when it did it rarely let go.