Just when you’re about to give up…the tide can turn when you least expect it. Luke Cannon was trapped between a rock and a hard place while the incoming tide threatened to drown him. With every year that passed, his hope of meeting his very basic human need for intimacy grew fainter and fainter.Until he met her.She was everything his wife was not. Giving. Caring. Independent. Sexy. Fun!All … Giving. Caring. Independent. Sexy. Fun!
All things he had convinced himself he didn’t deserve.
But love? He could never be worthy of that. He would settle for a touch. A kiss. Hell, a hug would be better than nothing.
He never expected the tide could actually turn.
And neither did she.
There’s a secret club in Ocean City, Maryland, where swingers from all over the mid-Atlantic converge every weekend to frolic and play in its many themed rooms. Welcome to the Factory, where in the midst of all the fun, there’s always a romance blossoming, sometimes where you least expect it.
Books of the Eastern Shore Swingers Series (Each features a HEA and can be read in any order):
Book 1: Fisher of Men (Cap and Leah’s Story)
Book 2: The Catch (Calvin and Paisley’s Story)
Book 3: Siren Call (Jessie and Sirena’s Story)
Book 4: Sailors Knot (Casey, Gabriel and Joshua’s Story)
Book 5: Turning the Tide (Luke and Connie’s Story)
Book 6: Christmas at the Beach (holiday novella coming Fall 2021)
more
Turning the Tide (Eastern Shore Swingers #5) by Phoebe Alexander
Four Stars
These stories get better each time. The author has a way with making you laughing the most unlikely situations. The author is also taking something many people look down on and making it no big deal. We all enjoy our company and pleasure different ways so accept it and move on. I really like Luke. He is such a sweet guy. I felt sorry for him through most of the book. He deserves a HEA. Connie was a good character as well. I really liked the action parts and the drama. Everyone has a crazy person in their life Luke happened to marry his. The story gives you a look into a lifestyle that we look at as wrong. He paints it as a community of friends who happen to enjoy watching and switching partners. I don’t think I would partake but I understand it a little more.
Turning the Tide (Eastern Shore Swingers #5) by Phoebe Alexander
5 stars
Another great read in this series! While this is book 5, it can be read as a standalone. We do see previous characters but each book is about a new couple.
Where do i start? I do have to say that as I was reading, I had my doubts on if I would like where this was heading but then I had to take a break (kids lol) and when i came back I had a new outlook. How would I feel if this were me or my husband? While it would be very hard I couldn’t tell you what we would do unless we lived it.
This was a great story and I really enjoyed the drama and the suspense. Can’t wait for more of this series!
Turning the Tide (Eastern Shore Swingers Book 5) By Phoebe Alexander. Once again this author takes my breath away with her words! Without fail the author takes readers on incredible journeys with the wonderful characters and amazing storylines that are written. These books can definitely be read out of order and as a stand-alone but I do highly recommend the entire series as each one is incredible. The connection and emotions written into this story grabbed my heart and won’t let go. The characters Luke and Connie immediately drew me into their story and I stayed there well into the night because I simply couldn’t put it down. I’m giving this story a five star review and highly recommend it!
Turning the Tides was a great 5 star read and book five in the Eastern Shore Swingers series.
Phoebe Alexander has once again pulled me right in with her writing, I was an emotional mess by the time I was done.
Luke is in a marriage that has no emotional or physical connection other than the abuse from his wife Barbara (who I despised very much). When his friend invites him to The Factory, a swingers club he meets Connie. There is something about her that draws him in, it’s been a long time that he has felt anything like what she brings out in him.
Connie has moved to Ocean City to be near her sister. When she meets Luke at the club there is something about him that gets her attention. Fate brings them together again when Luke meets the new nurse at his practice. Where will they go from here? Can Connie help Luke forget all his problems?
Overall I really enjoyed this book, Connie and Luke were great for each other. We get all sorts of great scenes with these two. The secondary characters were great, some I liked some I hated. This can be read as a stand alone, however I suggest reading all the books so you can connect with all the characters. I highly recommend this series. I look forward to reading more from Phoebe Alexander.
Turning the Tide (Eastern Shore Swingers Book 5) by Phoebe Alexander
5++++++ Stars
Good Lord this author has me so confused..Pretty sure this is my favorite of the series then I start thinking about the others and think, no maybe that one was, no im pretty sure its this one…The bottom line is this series simply ROCKS!!
I can’t put into words what it is that draws me to every book in this series, especially when the lifestyles that are portrayed throughout are just not something I understand or am I interested in. I think it’s the characters this author writes about, I get so emotionally invested in them and no matter what I fall in love and that is all due to the talent of this author.
This storyline was awesome, it tackled a type of abuse I have never read before, and also had never thought about but this felt so real as per normal when reading anything by this author. Luke is now one of my favorites in this series, my heart broke for him and I couldn’t help but just want to hug him!
I’m just not going into too much of the storyline, I went in blind as I do most of her books now because if it has her name on it, it’s just a given I’ll read it. Trust me when I say this was an awesome story and addition to this series and I also couldn’t help but jump for joy at having another character back at The Factory after being afraid she was not going to return, and thats all Im going to say about that LOL
Read these books, I promise no matter what genre you do or don’t read they are worth every minute spent, yes they could all be read as standalones I suppose but Im so so glad I didn’t do that, having all the history of all these names that keep popping up throughout each book makes it that much more awesome!
Loved it and hoping for much more from these people and this author 🙂
Signed:
A Forever Fan
This story gives another view into marriage, BDSM and just being a decent person. (Some of my favorite things!)
Luke is a married man. His marriage, like every marriage, has had its ups and downs. But unlike every marriage, Luke’s wife is unstable and there seems to be more to their situation. Their marriage is in the toilet before we even get to met them, so what is really going on?
Connie, not Luke’s wife, is herself divorced and learning to have fun and to trust men. Her ex-husband hurt her emotionally so she’s not ready to fall in love.
When Luke and Connie are convinced, by different friends, to visit a swinger’s club called, The Factory, they learn many new things.
“We have a real mix of people, of ages, sizes, colors, politics, backgrounds. It’s like once we get naked, we strip all those differences away. Underneath we’re all just human.”
Wouldn’t it be nice if the whole world worked this way?
If you are looking for some hot and spicy sex scenes with consensual adults, then you should pick up this book. Alexander has written another great story in her Eastern Shore Swingers Series, in fact you should check them all out, starting with Book one, Fisher of Men.
Turning the Tide (Eastern Shore Swingers Book 5)
By Phoebe Alexander
5 stars
And again another FANTASTIC 5 star read from this author! Every time I read a new book by Ms Alexander I think this one can’t be as good as the last one I read and I love that I am always wrong! Every book of this author’s that I have read I have absolutely adored, even if it’s not a particular thing I love to read about like m/m or m/f/m – there is just something about her writing that never fails to pull me in, Her characters are brilliant and always so different and in Turning the Tide this was no different! I loved Luke and Connie and I know I probably shouldn’t have loved Luke he is probably everything I dislike in a male lead, he did things I didn’t like and don’t approve of but Ms Alexander made me fall in love with him. She made me see that there are things that go on in people’s lives that we have no idea about and you definitely shouldn’t judge what people do or don’t do. I really took these characters in to my heart just as I have with the others from this series and it was lovely to see some of them again! This story could be read as a standalone but by reading the previous ones you will understand all the different relationships between the characters. I recommend this series 100% and Turning the Tide is a fantastic addition to it. As always I cannot wait to read whatever this author releases next!!
Turning The Tide ( Eastern Shores Swingers Book 5) By Phoebe Alexander. This is the 5th book in the Eastern Shores Swingers Series and it does not disappoint. Its the story of Luke Cannon who feels like he’s never going to feel intimate or love ever again. I fell in love with Luke and I would have gladly loved him. He’s had a hard life and he’s about to give up. Then he meets Connie who is independent, caring and compassionate. Sparks fly and he thinks maybe just maybe he can have love and happiness again. This book is full of sexy swinger stuff and I have loved this entire series. There is a swingers club in Ocean City, Maryland where love is free and sex is fun. Read Turning the Tide to see if the Tide really will Turn for Luke!
Great story about trust and who you should trust when your life is in limbo
5 Star
Turning the Tide(Eastern Shore Swingers Book 5) by Phoebe Alexander is a wonderfully written book and the fifth in the Eastern Shore Swingers Series. I’ve absolutely loved this whole series,I recommend reading the first four books if you haven’t already. This story had me turning pages I had to know what happens next. Luke Cannon is a man who pulled at my heart strings as I read about his life,he he also a man who wonders if he’ll ever experience love or intimacy again. I kept hopping he would find happiness He meets a woman who is kind,caring and compassionate. Get ready for a bit of an emotional rollercoaster ride with this story with a side of hot and steamy!As I’ve already said I highly recommend reading not only this book but the first four as well. I look forward to seeing what she comes out with next.
A lesser author would not have handled a touchy subject with the grace, agility, and prowess Ms. Alexander does in Turning the Tide. She writes whole characters, navigates a controversial terrain with honesty and authenticity to shape a beautiful story. Half way through I was experiencing real stress, something that only happens when reading a well-crafted story by a skillful storyteller. The relief in the end…massive payoff. I loved this novel and plan to read the others in the Eastern Shore Swingers series. Nicely done, Ms. Alexander. Nicely done indeed.
I want to start this review with a caveat: There is a subject matter in this book that is a hard no for a lot of readers. It is not a hard no for me, so I didn’t care. While reading it, I had to reverse the genders to understand what was going. I consider myself a pretty forward thinking human, but this story tripped me up and I’m ashamed for that. Once I was able to settle in, I enjoyed the story very much.
I have enjoyed this series. It’s nice to see characters we’ve met in the past make appearances again, and with the other stories in this series – all is not as it appears to be.
This is a multi-layered suspense with twists and turns and great energy. No words are wasted and each character plays an important role in the unfolding story.
As with all of the other stories in this series, it can be read as a stand-alone because it has a very clear beginning, middle, and end. The plot moves at a great pace and I was able to stay engaged in the story from cover to cover.
I recommend this story, this series, and absolutely this author.
I’ve struck gold, reading my first book by Phoebe Alexander! I loved Turning the Tide. First I was a bit apprehensive, because I heard something about cheating. After a few chapters I completely forgot what my hang-ups were, because I got to know Luke. And believe me, he’s not a wimp, or a jerk or whatever names you might call him. I loved him, especially when I heard how his wife treated him. It isn’t a simple love-story, Turning the Tide is more complicated than that. It’s a love-story, but also a detective, a seasoned romance in which some more or less “taboos” are addressed. I loved the tenderness and hot alpha ability of Luke and Connie’s feistiness – all in all, I really can recommend this book and now I want to read all the other books of this series too. I can’t wait to read them all!
This is what it’s all about:
There’s a secret club in Ocean City, Maryland, where swingers from all over the mid-Atlantic converge every weekend to frolic and play in its many themed rooms. Welcome to the Factory, where in the midst of all the fun, there’s always a romance blossoming, sometimes where you least expect it. One of the visitors is Luke.
Luke Cannon was trapped between a rock and a hard place while the incoming tide threatened to drown him. With every year that passed, his hope of meeting his very basic human need for intimacy grew fainter and fainter. Until he met her, Connie – She was everything his wife was not. Giving. Caring. Independent. Sexy. Fun!
All things he had convinced himself he didn’t deserve.
But love? He could never be worthy of that. He would settle for a touch. A kiss. Hell, a hug would be better than nothing.
He never expected the tide could actually turn.
And neither did she.
Books of the Eastern Shore Swingers Series (Each features a HEA and they can be read in any order):
Book 1: Fisher of Men (Cap and Leah’s Story)
Book 2: The Catch (Calvin and Paisley’s Story)
Book 3: Siren Call (Jessie and Sirena’s Story)
Book 4: Sailors Knot (Casey, Gabriel and Joshua’s Story)
Book 5: Turning the Tide (Luke and Connie’s Story)
5 Stars
“There’s a secret club in Ocean City, Maryland, where swingers from all over the mid-Atlantic converge every weekend to frolic and play in its many themed rooms. Welcome to the Factory, where in the midst of all the fun, there’s always a romance blossoming, sometimes where you least expect it.”
Turning the Tide is the fifth book in the Eastern Shore Swingers Series by Phoebe Alexander. Once again Ms. Alexander has really set the bar quite high with this wonderful book. I love her books and she has never failed to deliver an enticing read, and this story is no exception. As I have said before, I have come to expect a lot from her, which probably isn’t very fair on my part, but I blame her for writing stories that just get better and better the farther into the series we go, eclipsing the other books with each new instalment. Just when I think that it won’t be possible to match the previous book, she ups the ante and not only matches, but exceeds them, as well as all my expectations, and blows me away.
From the beautiful cover, to the exceptional writing, the original storyline, and wonderful characters, Ms. Alexander ticks all the boxes, and then some. There is so much going on in the book, from heartache, loneliness, passion, erotica, drama, some suspense, and emotion .
This story could be read as a standalone, without feeling like you are missing anything. But having said that, the other books are well worth the read, as they really are great stories on their own- but they also introduce other recurring characters. So, having all that information and the backstories would increase your reading pleasure, of this book, and the series as a whole.
Luke Cannon has been ‘stuck’ in a hopeless, soul crushing situation. He craves connection and intimacy- which he hasn’t had for a very long time. Dealing with his ‘life’ is becoming more and more depressing. So, when his good friend persuades him to try the ‘club’, he decides to go, and things take an interesting turn.
Connie Stewart is Casey Fontaine’s sister (Casey is the co-owner and Matriarch of the ‘club’, The Factory. Connie’s a nurse, who had been caring for her sister during her battle with cancer. She’s been burned before, so she has some trust issues when it comes to men and relationships. Connie isn’t part of the ‘swinging’ lifestyle, but soon finds herself spending time at The Factory. She meets Luke and they have an instant connection and chemistry. But what happens when secrets are revealed? And with the amount of baggage Luke has, does their blossoming relationship even stand a chance? What happens when a third party causes problems? This story is well worth your time to find out all the intriguing details for yourself….
Ms. Alexander has a real talent for getting her readers to invest in her stories- easily swaying you to either love or hate a character. Her characters are quite complex, fully realised individuals with their own quirks and flaws- which made them all the more realistic, relatable, and believable.
I can’t wait for the next book!
Thank you, Ms. Alexander!
Turning the Tide (Eastern Shore Swingers, #5) by Phoebe Alexander was another wonderful addition to this addicting series.
The latest addition to the Eastern Shore Swingers, and I must say Phoebe Alexander has done it again. I’m normally not a fan of the cheating husband plot line, but man oh man, if you met his wife, you’d understand in a heartbeat. Plus his situation, and the complex mess his wife manages to weave them into was something else. If anyone deserves to be happy and loved it was Luke.
I want to say that this was one of the best in the series, but it’s hard, because all the books in this series is fun, well written and the mix of vibrant, unique characters brings this series to life unlike any series I have read. If you’re looking for a fresh, out there read, I highly suggest you get your hands on not only this book, but this series.
So please take my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval, that you will fall head over heels, and rooting for Luke and Connie
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
Phoebe Alexander has once again left me in awe and quite frankly at a loss for the correct words to fully express just how much this book was amazing. I won’t be sitting her and divulging storylines or details and reeling you in with that, for all of those goodies I highly, highly recommend you go grab this novel! (Grab the whole series and start with the first book, Fisher of Men, if you haven’t for the ultimate reading enjoyment!) Instead I am going to tell you all about how much this book has helped me become more well me, as much of the Eastern Shore Swingers series has.
Yeah, yeah so don’t read the book/series if you are sketchy or nervous with alternate lifestyles and the activities that often accompany grown adults in the bedroom. Alexander has never not warned ahead. Don’t let it stop you if you are just a tad unsure but curious though, because these books are the perfect way to peak that curiosity. I truly enjoy and appreciate that so much realism and effort on the part of Phoebe Alexander goes into each and every one of these novels. This is raw, real, emotional, and unique. This is human life, and so often we have books, magazines, television, movies etc. that airbrush and fine-tune everything so we really don’t ever have all the real life stories to fully relate to. YOU WILL NEVER FIND THAT WITH A PHOEBE ALEXANDER NOVEL. Frankly, I love that. Turning the Tide was no different. The topic of infidelity is never a subject that is easy to take on, let alone one that can be written so darn objectively with such prose as this. A hundred kudos for this! I completely understood so much, connected to these characters and felt it so much that I could probably blabber for days about all of them and the reasons why. Instead, I will part with you my favorite tagline and a great one really to sum up this book, so fitting, and hope that you too enjoy Turning the Tide as much as I did! Thank you for another fantastic read Phoebe Alexander!!
“Just when you’re about to give up… The tide can turn when you least expect it.”
Marital Tidal Waves
They say you never know what is going on behind closed doors. That is what is happening in Luke’s life. On the outside you would think he has the perfect life. Great doctor, beautiful home and most of all supportive husband to a wife of many years. But on the inside he is miserable, his wife has been deceiving him for years and he is too kind to even notice what is happening right in front of him. Luke is invited to visit his friend Cap’s club. Luke is reluctant to go, but when his wife leaves for the weekend he decides he will give it a chance. This is when he meets Connie and his life begins to change, she is a breath of fresh air and helps him open his eyes to really see what is happening right under his nose. He learns he has a strong side and can stand up for himself and that he deserves better than his current situation at home.
Be sure to grab this book if you want to read great story about a husband being taken advantage of while remaining faithful, supportive and understanding to his wife. Thank You Phoebe Alexander for such a great read.
A great story, you can read as a standalone or along with the series. Great characters that are well written. You will fall in the love with them and want to know their story. There is some bondage scenes, possibly not for the faint of heart, but they are well written, and you feel you are really there experiencing the action. I definetly recommend this book.
Turning The Tide is Book 5 in the Eastern Shore Swingers Series by Phoebe Alexander and this author has hit the jackpot with this series. Each book gets better and better. Once I saw this book, I knew I needed to read it ASAP!
Turning the Tide was a little different from the others in the series. Some of it reminded me of Paisley and Calvin’s book with all the crazy action. This book has so much going on and I just kept reading and reading. There was never a dull page.
Luke Cannon is a ENT doctor who happens to be married and pretty good friends with Cap. Luke’s marriage isn’t anything to write home about. His wife is verbally and emotionally abusive. I’m not sure why Luke had stayed with his wife after the last 10 years of torture she has put him through. He manages to stay faithful even though he was
miserable. He finally gives in the Cap’s invitation to go to The Factory. He meets Connie the first night and cannot seem to get her out of his mind. There’s a lot of back and forth between Connie and Luke once she finds out he is married but he tries to let her understand his situation. This book has so much going on, it’s impossible to not LOVE IT!!! Your going to have to read the book to find out just how much action there is. Another amazing read! Well done Phoebe!! Cannot wait for more.
I never expected to enjoy this entire series as much as I have. Phoebe Alexander is such a fantastic author. I love her voice and take on life and love. This latest installment in her Eastern Shore Swingers series continues the excellence, wittiness, and creativity I have come to expect and enjoy. The characters are relatable and flawed. The situations encountered feel realistic. Overall, another winner from Alexander. Loved it.