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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Thank you for the new series, Carly Phillips! This story’s characters struggle with deep internal emotions. The psychological dynamics of their respective families follow the decisions they make as adults. Ari and Quinn’s chemistry sparks on first contact. That contact happens when someone takes a shot at Ari (mistaking her for her twin sister) …
While not your typical Carly Phillips love story this was still a great read. The characters were enjoyable and the quirkiness of the twins family stole the show. Although boys and pieces were a little slow and stale overall it was a good book.
Sometimes home really is the best thing.
Ariana has been living in Vermont and away from her twin and crazy, wacky family.
She come home when Zoe goes missing and puts herself in harms way to find her. Quinn is undercover and tries to get her to leave, good luck with that!
Mix in the wacky family and there are laughs and drama!
This is a different type of book than I’m used to from Carly Phillips. I liked it. It was suspenseful and kept my interest. Not as sexy as some of her other stories that I’ve read but it keeps a great pace throughout the story and it’s easy to fall for Quinn and Ari.
Ari and Quinn. Great sweet read. Rhisjisba rerelease from a 2004 that has been reedited. Ari comes home because her twin is missing. She has not b en home in years. Her family is a little eccentric and she doesn’t always feel like she fits in. Quinn can’t believe his eyes, why is Zoe out in plain sight… No wait thats not Zoe its her twin that he …
Need a quick romance fix? Under the Boardwalk is it!!!! OMG I loved it all. I loved that it was quirky, suspenseful, a little chaotic and sweet romance all bundle in one. I loved the story and the characters in it. I recommend this book whole heartily as I enjoyed it and smiled at the end.
Under The Boardwalk, I can honestly say this wasn’t your normal Carly Phillps book but that didn’t stop from enjoying Ariana and Quinn’s story. Sometimes authors can surprise you and mix things up by adding cop-suspense (which I love) to their romances. Quinn and Ariana’s story still had the sweet, sexy, and funny family moments but for some …
Ariana is the black sheep of her family, who are all con-men. Her twin obviously has little respect for her because she his everything from her and disregarded her feelings so much she believed Ariana would not cone hone it she was missing. Quinn seemed impulsive and borderline incompetent to not shut Ariana down.
Under the Boardwalk is the first book in the Costas Sisters series from Carly Phillips. When Ariana Costas is told her twin sister Zoe has disappeared, she knows she must head home to find out more.
Quinn Donovan works for the same casino Zoe worked at before she disappeared and when he first sees Ariana on the beach, he mistakes her got Zoe at …
Ariana (Ari) is an identical twin that lives far away from her family, including her twin. Growing up Ariana always felt like an outcast, like no one understood her, including the one person she thought would always understand her, her twin Zoe. Ari and Zoe haven’t talked for a couple years but Ari is still shocked and upset when she finds out …
This is a great start to a new series. Ariana or Ari and Zoe are twins but so different. We really get a good look at Ari when Zoe goes missing and she comes home to New Jersey to see if she can find out what happened. I can understand why Ari was embarrassed of her family when she was in high school. Ari seems like she doesn’t belong in the …
What a good story with a little mystery mixed in with the romance.
Ariana really struggles with the oddity of her family, but goes home after several years when she finds out her sister Zoe is missing. Quinn comes to her rescue when someone mistakes Ari for Zoe and shoots at her. I think Quinn did a great job helping Ari realize what loving …
When Ariana Costas finds our her twin sister Zoe has disappeared, she goes home for the first time in 5 years. Wanting to run away from a family that is always on the next scam, she needed a life different from them. Determined to find her sister, she takes a job at the casino where Zoe last worked. Quinn Donovan, undercover cop investigating …
Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips was a fun and quick read about family, surprises and a bit suspenseful. Ariana Costas, Ari, has never quite felt she fit in with her family, so she stayed away. But when her sister goes missing, she comes home. Detective Quinn Donavan has secrets, but Ari calls to him in a way he cannot deny. He needed to keep …
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Under The Boardwalk is book 1 in the Costas Sisters series by Carly Phillips and is a reissued book..story of twin Jersey girls and their differences and what brings them together…
Ariana Costas left New Jersey 5 yrs ago because she didn’t feel she fit into her wacky …
This book was good, I read through it quickly and liked the length and the pacing. The story was intriguing and the characters were well developed.
The Costas family was so bizarre but wonderful at the same time. I can see why Ariana needed to get away for a bit but was glad to see that she was finally able to accept her family for who they are …
This is a re-issue of an earlier book with some additions. I found that the earlier book has some things that were corrected and also some updates. I really enjoyed this updated book. It has so many interesting things going for it… mystery, comedy and of course Carly Phillips style of romance. This is Ari Costas book. She is one of the twin …
Ariana is a woman running from her own family, a family that she loves but is not always proud to be part of. She has moved to Vermont to escape them until her twin is missing and assumed dead. I enjoyed seeing her come home and see her family in a new light. Sure, they are crazy with their monkey as a pet, crazy con jobs, but there is no …
A romance that will keep you on your toes! Under the Boardwalk will keep you guessing until the last page. The characters in this story are not to be pre-judged or underestimated, as many of them aren’t as they appear. It’s rare that a book can catch me off-guard, but this one had twists I didn’t see coming. Filled with quirky and lovable …
This was a feel good, make you laugh and cry story, that I could not put down. . There was so many different aspects to this book with the family and relationship issues and the undercover sting, there was never a dull moment emotions were everywhere..