Ariana Costas has always been the outsider in her huge, crazy Greek family. She also has a twin sister, Zoe, whose personality is very different from her own. While Ariana has always been known as the good girl, Zoe has relished her role as the troublemaker. Now, perhaps due to one of her shady schemes, she has gone missing. But when Ariana is mistaken for her twin and rescued from a bullet by … handsome stranger Quinn Donovan, her life flips upside down. Quinn is resolved to protect Ariana, but he is keeping secrets of his own that are destined to complicate both of their life. Through Ariana, the quintessential loner discovers the importance of family and love. But can Ariana trust herself enough to win Quinn’s heart.
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When it comes to Ariana’s attention that her twin sister is missing she returns home in hopes of finding her. She soon learns that the search for her sister isn’t going to be easy, there is danger at every turn. When she is saved by a stranger her heart is all a flutter, who is this hunk of a man and what does he have to do with her sister. …
I dont think I’ve ever read a book with a monkey I it. With this book you get to meet Spank the monkey. Yes you read that right. This books is full of humor and some sexy moments . Ari has just come home to her family and they are a little on the zany side. But she is home for the very serious reason of her twin missing. Now she wants to know …
This book took me a little while to get into. But once I was hooked, it was full steam ahead!
What happens when a girl from a family that has always embarrassed her with their perceived quirkiness gets romantically involved with a guy who never had a family? Fireworks!
Ari’s twin sister, Zoe, disappears and is presumed dead so Ari is …
“Under the Boardwalk” (Costas Sisters Book 1) by Carly Phillips is a terrific read. I loved Ari and Quinn’s story. This story is full of romance, passion, humor, action, family, and more. There’s never a dull moment with the Costas family. I’m looking forward to reading what happens next with these entertaining characters. Highly recommend to all …
This is a first suspense romance book that I have read from Carly Phillips. I know this is a rerelease but it was all new to me and I loved it! The cast of characters along with the pace that the story was set made this a quick, entertaining read.
After five years of keeping her distance from her eccentric family, Ariana Costas returns to New …
This is book one in the Costas Sisters series and it features Ariana Costas and Detective Quinn Donovan. He’s undercover and she’s looking for her missing twin sister. These two hit it off right away but is it all part of the investigation? There is A LOT of self reflection going on with ALL of the characters.
This is by no means my favorite by …
This is an interesting romantic suspense story. One twin disappears and when her sister comes home not everyone knows they are identical twins. I enjoyed the quirky characters and snarky banter.
This is the first book in the Costas Sisters Duet. Quinn and Ariana’s story is fun, sweet, sexy, and intriguing. Ari is a beautiful character, fun, stubborn, strong, and determined. Quinn is handsome, caring, and protective. The cast of supporting characters is impressive. They have an important part in this story. Ari’s unconventional family is …
Highly entertaining, sexy, fun and action packed thrill ride from beginning to end. Emotionally thrilling journey filled with exciting and engaging charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and undeniably exciting passion.
This is a re release and its just as good as this time around as the first time I read it! Ariana’s twin sister is missing so of course Ariana comes home after trying very hard to distance herself from her family and all their…”Quirks”. She can tell Quinn has the answers she needs and he is refusing to share what he knows!
This is such a sweet …
Terrific romance suspense as Ari hunts for her missing twin, Zoe, and encounters the sexy detective, Quinn. It’s a hot chemistry between the two but Quinn has a secret about Zoe that he keeps from Ari. It’s a race to find the missing sister that’s full of mystery and intrigue as the two grow closer. It’s a family affair with Ari’s interesting …
This is an older series of Carly’s about a crazy Greek family and the trouble they can get into and even cause most of the time. I enjoyed the story of Ari and Quinn and the introduction to another crazy family. It’s is still the same Carly Phillips but some of her earlier, not as sexy work. Fun for a quick weekend read at the beach.
I’m a fan of Carly Phillips and though I hadn’t heard of this book in its previous release I really quite enjoyed the Costas Sisters books.
You do get that it’s an early work from the author through the reading but that didn’t dull the read or how much I liked the book.
Ari and Quinn were good together, yeah the plot was a tad over the top at …
This is the first book in the Costa sisters story.
After discovering that her twin sister is missing, Ariana Costa returns home to her crazy eccentric family to try and find out what has happened to her.
With the help of undercover cop Quinn they set out to find her sister.
A fun read with this wacky family and plenty of chemistry between the …
I read this book before it was renamed. This was my second reading and it was just as amazing. I highly recommend this and all things Carly Phillips!
Okay, so the story is fun and a kinda zany but I’m not sure I would go as far as saying it was sexy. I bring this part up because the story just underwent a make-over and part of that make-over is a new cover. The cover you see today paints a picture, a sexy picture. To me, the story doesn’t sell that. Yes, it’s a romance but … (I’m not delving …
In Under the Boardwalk we meet the fun, kooky , sometimes scammers but always lovable Costas family. This first book in the series is about Ariana who has distanced herself both emotionally and physically from her family and their ways. She wants nothing to do with them even though she still loves them but when her twin goes missing she is …
This is a quintessential summer beach read. For one, the location is on a beach, the other is that there’s intrigue, romance, and a crazy loving family. For such a long time, Ariana, even though she loved her family, she wasn’t crazy about their schemes and antics, especially her twin, Zoe’s, she did love her family. So, when Zoe went missing, she …
Sometimes returning home helps find whats missing!
Ari has come home to her kooky family because her twin is missing. In snooping to find out what happened to her, she meets Quinn, who sets her heart a pitter patter…but he knows more than he’s letting on.
Quinn, who is an undercover cop, and who knows exactly where Ari’s sister is. But he has …
Under the Boardwalk is the first book in the Costas sisters series from Carly Phillips – though each book is easily read as a standalone and there are no cliffhangers. I read bothstories, and I think there was a nice depth to the series as the characters (including all of the secondary characters) continue to grow. The book I read & am reviewing …