From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this unforgettable story— reminiscent of Kristin Hannah’s beloved novels—of friends, loyalty, and love as three women, who are reunited in the idyllic beach town where they grew up, are forced to re-evaluate their bonds.
Fifteen years ago, seventeen-year-old Vanessa Moran fell in love and lost her virginity but … in love and lost her virginity but not to the same boy. Pregnant, desperate, and humiliated, she fled friends and family and Whisper Beach, New Jersey, never breathing a word about her secret to anyone. She hasn’t been back since. Now a professional Manhattan organizer, she returns to the funeral of her best friend’s husband. She intends on just paying her respects and leaving—though she can’t deny she also wants the town to see how far she’s come as a successful business woman. But her plans to make this a short visit fall by the wayside when her girlfriends have other ideas.
Dorie, the owner of the pier’s Blue Crab Restaurant where Van and her friends worked as teenagers, needs help. Dorie’s roving husband spends every penny they make and now their restaurant is failing.
Joe, the boy Van left behind without an explanation, has never stopped loving her. While he’s wary of getting hurt again, he also can’t help wondering what would happen if they took up where they left off.
As the summer progresses and the restaurant takes on a new look, trouble comes from unexpected sources. For Van, this summer will test the meaning of friendship and trust—and how far love can bend before it breaks.
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Twelve years after Van’s hasty leave taking from Whisper Beach, she returns for a funeral and is forced to face her past. Once back, she finds herself spending time with her old friends, family, and the man she loved who betrayed her.
The book is filled with surprising revelations and discoveries. It’s a bit heavier than many beach reads, but the …
Great book
Whisper Beach by Shelley Noble is a lovely story of friendship and betrayal. It begins with a funeral and quickly becomes something else. Vanessa ran away 12 years earlier after she made a terrible mistake. She had a one-night stand and found herself pregnant. Her cousin, Gigi, gave her $2,000 to make her getaway. She fell asleep on the train and …
Whisper Beach is women’s fiction at hits finest, a little second chance at romance and a whole lot of friendship with much needed healing from the past. Vanessa Moran left Whisper Beach fifteen years before broken hearted, fleeing a disastrous one night stand and her abusive father. Her cousin, Gigi’s husband dies and Van decides to pay her …
Whisper Beach by Shelly Noble is a nice, quick fictional story that has mystery, love, loss, friendship, romance, and second-chances embroidered throughout.
I enjoyed reading the relationships and how the dynamics changed with the new beginnings and with time passed.
A nice, light, summer read.
Fun read. A good summer read.
Love the series
I do not recommend this book. I found it slow moving and boring. I read a third of ithe way into it hoping it would improve and gave up. It did not pull me in, let me or let me get to know the characters. With so many good books to read I didn’t want to waste my time on this one
This is realistic women’s fiction with characters and situations drawn from real life. If you enjoy well-written books about genuine people dealing with the realities of life, I highly recommend Shelley Noble’s Whisper Beach. Ms. Noble knows how to draw characters who come to life. And boy, does she ever bring back memories of high school and the …
Dull
I enjoyed the book and looked for more books by the author. The characters were very easy to get invested in and had trouble putting it down! I would definitely recommend this !
Nice easy read. Makes you think back on old friends staying in touch and if course love of the ocean.
This book has all the hallmarks of a chick-lit, beach read, but with extra depth of characters and a few plot twists thrown in.
Not great – just ok
Entertaining lite reading
Light reading
I will definitely watch for more of novels and I will follow her characters and enjoy more of this author.