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Nantucket Point Beach #1
The Cottage on Nantucket
After their mother dies, two sisters return to the cottage where they spent their summers growing up. Nantucket Point is exactly the charming, warm, and filled with memories both good and bad.
Janey and Tessa are cut from two completely different cloths, but they've managed to stay close over the years. Divorced twice and currently single, Janey Forsythe is on the brink of a huge promotion at work. But, she needs money now to get some much-needed home repairs done so she can sell her house.
Tessa Simmons has always been the "good girl," the sister who lives by the rules and has the perfect suburban life. If only perfect didn't equate to boring.
When they arrive at the cottage on Nantucket after their mother's death, they begin down a road filled with the ghosts of their past. And when Tessa finds a final letter addressed only to her in a locked desk drawer, the two sisters will start down a path that uncovers secret after secret and exposes them to danger at their Nantucket cottage.
Amidst the new truths they find, can Janey and Tessa redefine the bonds of friendship and sisterhood? Or will they lose everything because the rift between them is too wide?
Janey and Tessa are cut from two completely different cloths, but they've managed to stay close over the years. Divorced twice and currently single, Janey Forsythe is on the brink of a huge promotion at work. But, she needs money now to get some much-needed home repairs done so she can sell her house.
Tessa Simmons has always been the "good girl," the sister who lives by the rules and has the perfect suburban life. If only perfect didn't equate to boring.
When they arrive at the cottage on Nantucket after their mother's death, they begin down a road filled with the ghosts of their past. And when Tessa finds a final letter addressed only to her in a locked desk drawer, the two sisters will start down a path that uncovers secret after secret and exposes them to danger at their Nantucket cottage.
Amidst the new truths they find, can Janey and Tessa redefine the bonds of friendship and sisterhood? Or will they lose everything because the rift between them is too wide?
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Published December 24, 2020
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July 6, 2024
I’m clearly in the minority as I thought this was a terribly written book. The premise was interesting which kept me going, but lots of angst with each of the sisters got in the way of the story line. Too many things left hanging - like how do they explain to banks/ IRS where all this cash came from.
July 5, 2024
This book surprised me-it is 4.5 stars -the plot and subject matter was unique, enough to keep me interested. I look forward to reading more in this series.
April 7, 2021
After their mother has died, two sisters come to Nantucket to go through the family beach house. At 45 and 47 they have tons of experiences behind them, none would prepare them for the secrets they uncovered and the ways they would have to fight for each other and what is theirs. As surprise after surprise unfolds, the sisters may struggle, but in the end, they are closer than ever.
A terrific story with so many little mysteries along the way. I couldn't wait to finish it to see how things turned out. I was not disappointed! Powerful characters in a nearly idyllic setting made it easy to close my eyes and imagine I was actually there.
A moving story that is hard to put down.
A terrific story with so many little mysteries along the way. I couldn't wait to finish it to see how things turned out. I was not disappointed! Powerful characters in a nearly idyllic setting made it easy to close my eyes and imagine I was actually there.
A moving story that is hard to put down.
July 6, 2024
I typically enjoy following a plot and seeing where the author has chosen to take me on the reading journey. In this case, I felt that I was being yanked from one improbable plot twist to the next, and with editing errors to ignore, as well.
The story began with a recently deceased mother and two grieving daughters who are trying to close out her estate. As the daughters discover more and more layers of deception from their mother, the story line flies out the window and takes wings of its own. Although I finished the book, I felt that the plot was contrived and not particularly well thought out, especially in the final parts of the book.
The story began with a recently deceased mother and two grieving daughters who are trying to close out her estate. As the daughters discover more and more layers of deception from their mother, the story line flies out the window and takes wings of its own. Although I finished the book, I felt that the plot was contrived and not particularly well thought out, especially in the final parts of the book.
January 22, 2021
Kind of Short
I was really disappointed. 58 pages isn't a novel and I have to spend more money if I what the rest of the story? this one left off on a cliffhanger. I've read other novels by this author and they were very good, full novels. This series has 6 books? Not sure I want to spend more money for 58 pages and get off hanging at the end of each one, only to have to buy more books! Not sure I would recommend!
I was really disappointed. 58 pages isn't a novel and I have to spend more money if I what the rest of the story? this one left off on a cliffhanger. I've read other novels by this author and they were very good, full novels. This series has 6 books? Not sure I want to spend more money for 58 pages and get off hanging at the end of each one, only to have to buy more books! Not sure I would recommend!
April 18, 2021
The Cottage on Nantucket
This was a very riveting story and one that I could not put down till I had finished reading it. The story is of two sisters who had come to Nantucket to finalize their mother’s will and estate. There is much mystery and intrigue in this story and it is very spellbinding. This is my review and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
This was a very riveting story and one that I could not put down till I had finished reading it. The story is of two sisters who had come to Nantucket to finalize their mother’s will and estate. There is much mystery and intrigue in this story and it is very spellbinding. This is my review and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
April 20, 2021
Wonderful read!
This was a very fun read. I loved the two sisters the most of the characters. Sometimes you find a book that you don’t want to end. Hoping that the next book will continue where the first one ends. This is one of them. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys unexpected happenings.
This was a very fun read. I loved the two sisters the most of the characters. Sometimes you find a book that you don’t want to end. Hoping that the next book will continue where the first one ends. This is one of them. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys unexpected happenings.
March 13, 2021
I enjoyed this quick read setting up a new to me series- Tessa and Janey are sister both dealing with personal issues and the death of their mother. The only downside it was over to quickly but I've started took 2.
January 29, 2021
Fast read
On to the next and last book. I can't imagine how this series will end. So many twists and turns!
On to the next and last book. I can't imagine how this series will end. So many twists and turns!
August 25, 2024
Very Good, Not what I expected
Jessie Newton writes an exciting book, silly me didn't read the mystery part in the title. All in all it was not at all what I expected, it was so much better. Tessa, a stay at home mom from Pennsylvania and her older sister, Janey a software rep. from Massachusetts meet up at the boat to take them over to their family's summer home in Nantucket. Right away each sister feels their shortcomings as they check each other out. They had last seen each other at their Moms funeral a few weeks earlier. Each of the girls had a close loving relationship with their Mom and they felt the loss heavily as only daughters can do. Tessa and Janey had ninety days to get everything cleaned up and settled so they could split their inheritance. Their Mom was well organized and had kept binders full of instructions. She had lived at the home in Nantucket about half a year and the other in Long Island. The girls had their instructions but what they didn't know were the secrets their Mom had kept from them. When I say secrets that is an understatement. Their Mom kept secrets that not only was about where she lived, what she owned and why things were not divided equally. The biggest surprise was the fact that decisions that their mom had made, unknowingly had put her daughters into dangerous situations and each one questioning who they could trust....could the sisters even trust each other??? Tessa and Janey each wondered how they found themselves questioning their Mom's intentions and how she could have put them in such danger. This is well written, the characteristics of each sister and the other characters are in depth and well formed. The author put the story together in a way that you just don't want to put the book down and the surprises keep coming. Definitely a book worth reading. Enjoy!
Jessie Newton writes an exciting book, silly me didn't read the mystery part in the title. All in all it was not at all what I expected, it was so much better. Tessa, a stay at home mom from Pennsylvania and her older sister, Janey a software rep. from Massachusetts meet up at the boat to take them over to their family's summer home in Nantucket. Right away each sister feels their shortcomings as they check each other out. They had last seen each other at their Moms funeral a few weeks earlier. Each of the girls had a close loving relationship with their Mom and they felt the loss heavily as only daughters can do. Tessa and Janey had ninety days to get everything cleaned up and settled so they could split their inheritance. Their Mom was well organized and had kept binders full of instructions. She had lived at the home in Nantucket about half a year and the other in Long Island. The girls had their instructions but what they didn't know were the secrets their Mom had kept from them. When I say secrets that is an understatement. Their Mom kept secrets that not only was about where she lived, what she owned and why things were not divided equally. The biggest surprise was the fact that decisions that their mom had made, unknowingly had put her daughters into dangerous situations and each one questioning who they could trust....could the sisters even trust each other??? Tessa and Janey each wondered how they found themselves questioning their Mom's intentions and how she could have put them in such danger. This is well written, the characteristics of each sister and the other characters are in depth and well formed. The author put the story together in a way that you just don't want to put the book down and the surprises keep coming. Definitely a book worth reading. Enjoy!
April 20, 2022
Nantucket point series
This author comes up with some good storylines, and I think they must be very popular, however for me, as enjoyable as the story is, the editing needs a lot of improvement. Either that, or the author needs to remember her story lines better. It’s a very busy story, with a lot going on, and that tends to make it unbelievable at times. The ending wound up very quickly and the fact that $2 million plus cash was discovered in various places, deposited into the bank was also unbelievable.
This author comes up with some good storylines, and I think they must be very popular, however for me, as enjoyable as the story is, the editing needs a lot of improvement. Either that, or the author needs to remember her story lines better. It’s a very busy story, with a lot going on, and that tends to make it unbelievable at times. The ending wound up very quickly and the fact that $2 million plus cash was discovered in various places, deposited into the bank was also unbelievable.
July 17, 2024
"Mom had kept a lot of secrets, worried as she was about making sure everyone lived a peaceful easy existence."
What am amazing read! Mom dies with a whole slew of secrets, and leaves her two daughters with more questions than answers. It's up to Janey and sister Tessa tosort it all out and come out the other side alive.
What they learn turns their lives upside down. All because of a beautiful house on Nantucket Point. This is truly an edge of your seat read that given the choice I wouldn't have slept. Very Highly Recommended 5/5
What am amazing read! Mom dies with a whole slew of secrets, and leaves her two daughters with more questions than answers. It's up to Janey and sister Tessa tosort it all out and come out the other side alive.
What they learn turns their lives upside down. All because of a beautiful house on Nantucket Point. This is truly an edge of your seat read that given the choice I wouldn't have slept. Very Highly Recommended 5/5
July 24, 2024
Lots of Interesting People
Jayne and Tessa are sisters. Their mother has passed, and they need to settle her estate. And the twists and turns begin. Jayne's birth certificate does not show a father's name. Their mother was married to an author, who owned a hotel in NYC, a house on Long Island, and had money from royalties from his books. But he had children, who have been fighting the will. And what about the neighbors at the cottage on Nantucket? Who are they? Lots of intense moments in this story.
Jayne and Tessa are sisters. Their mother has passed, and they need to settle her estate. And the twists and turns begin. Jayne's birth certificate does not show a father's name. Their mother was married to an author, who owned a hotel in NYC, a house on Long Island, and had money from royalties from his books. But he had children, who have been fighting the will. And what about the neighbors at the cottage on Nantucket? Who are they? Lots of intense moments in this story.
October 21, 2024
Janey & Tessa have gone back to Nantucket after their mother's death to clean out the family cottage and decide what to do with it. Both sisters receive private letters from their mother in the 2nd part of the will and though they have always been close, they suddenly start to keep secrets from each other. Janey desperately needs the money that would come from the sale of the cottage, but Tessa does not want to sell. Soon information comes to light that puts them both in danger but they still can't be honest with each other. Several loose ends that were never tied up.
May 8, 2021
An intriguing story. There was an enormous inheritance for two sisters when their mother passed away. However, many problems arose. It seems their mother had a full life. Too many people, including many lovers as well as her husband, were interested in having a share of the inheritance and they were determined to get it.
A long cozy mystery with lots of characters who come up throughout the book
A good read.
A long cozy mystery with lots of characters who come up throughout the book
A good read.
August 15, 2021
Very interesting crazy story with so much mystery. I loved how the two sisters had their own story and their own mystery. At times it did get a little confusing of who got told what from their mom. I did get confused on who was who a few times but other than that this was a very interesting story that I didn't want to put down. I really like that each sister grew from this experience and learned who they were and also figured out who they wanted to be.
October 16, 2021
Couldn't put it down
The story grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let go until you turn the last page. So glad there is another book in the series so it doesn't end there. There are so many unexpected twists in this story that it is hard to put down when you have to and keeps you thinking about it until you can get back to it. Many household chores were neglected while reading this book😂😂
The story grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let go until you turn the last page. So glad there is another book in the series so it doesn't end there. There are so many unexpected twists in this story that it is hard to put down when you have to and keeps you thinking about it until you can get back to it. Many household chores were neglected while reading this book😂😂
January 25, 2022
It's about family
Loved the first part of the book. All about lose of patents and the secrets that come
to the surface.. the last half of the book I found to be very confusing.. too many secrets too many characters.... and the book ends without any explanation on the lawsuit s with the Martins. Thank goodness Janey found out who was her father... as I said earlier away too confusing..
Loved the first part of the book. All about lose of patents and the secrets that come
to the surface.. the last half of the book I found to be very confusing.. too many secrets too many characters.... and the book ends without any explanation on the lawsuit s with the Martins. Thank goodness Janey found out who was her father... as I said earlier away too confusing..
July 9, 2024
As someone who has a sister and lost a mother, I could really relate to the relationship ups-and-downs of the different perspectives that came through while sifting and sorting through a lifetime of memories and "stuff". I liked the story and the characters very much although there were several editing misses throughout the book that were annoying. They weren't misspellings but the use of the wrong word, such as "every" when they meant "ever", etc., so would escape spell-checker.
July 10, 2024
Mehhhh
Could have been a hundred pages shorter.
Parts I really liked, but then seemed to be just going in awkward directions.
Need to get a proof reader. Jn one of the early restaraunt scenes, lobster rolls were ordered, then shrimp rolls were served, and later they turned back into lobster! That just soured me for the rest of the book. It could have been much better. But it wasn't.
Could have been a hundred pages shorter.
Parts I really liked, but then seemed to be just going in awkward directions.
Need to get a proof reader. Jn one of the early restaraunt scenes, lobster rolls were ordered, then shrimp rolls were served, and later they turned back into lobster! That just soured me for the rest of the book. It could have been much better. But it wasn't.
May 31, 2021
This was an interesting story and sometimes I couldn't keep the characters straight. Two sisters are brought together after their mother passes away and the mystery ensues. Their mother has gone to extraordinary lengths to hide money and the girls are left to come to terms with clues and information that slowly comes out. A little over the top on occasion but a good read.
July 12, 2024
WOW, lots of twists and turns
At first I thought the book was just another “beach read”. I was wrong, loved the story. So many side stories, but they all came together in the end. Jessie Newton, I’m not sure how you are going to top this one, but, I’ll be following with book 2. Highly recommend this book, I couldn’t put it down.
At first I thought the book was just another “beach read”. I was wrong, loved the story. So many side stories, but they all came together in the end. Jessie Newton, I’m not sure how you are going to top this one, but, I’ll be following with book 2. Highly recommend this book, I couldn’t put it down.
October 7, 2024
Loved it
After their mom dies, sisters Janey and Tessa, have to go to Nantucket Island to meet with their mom's attorney for the will and estate. This starts a crazy rollercoaster ride of a secret life their mom lived, and clearly neither knew about. The more they learn, the more questions arise, and the more dangerous it becomes for the sisters.
After their mom dies, sisters Janey and Tessa, have to go to Nantucket Island to meet with their mom's attorney for the will and estate. This starts a crazy rollercoaster ride of a secret life their mom lived, and clearly neither knew about. The more they learn, the more questions arise, and the more dangerous it becomes for the sisters.
January 28, 2025
Excitement on a quiet resort
There are so many twists and turns in this great story. Many characters and you never know what's going to happen next. I could not put it down or wait to read the next chapter.
I bought the 3 book series and anxious to start the next book
To see what happens!
There are so many twists and turns in this great story. Many characters and you never know what's going to happen next. I could not put it down or wait to read the next chapter.
I bought the 3 book series and anxious to start the next book
To see what happens!
December 25, 2025
I thought this was an interesting story, which begins a longer saga, although some of it felt a little more dramatic than was necessary. The two sisters who are central have to deal with the aftermath of their mother’s death and discover layers of secrecy, which ultimately lead them into danger and end up changing their lives. Plenty of twists and turns along the way.
April 7, 2021
Wow
More twists and turns than a rollercoaster! At times I had to go re-read sections so I could get things straightened. There are a few inconsistency issues I found. But nothing that truly affected the outcome
More twists and turns than a rollercoaster! At times I had to go re-read sections so I could get things straightened. There are a few inconsistency issues I found. But nothing that truly affected the outcome
April 8, 2021
Intriguing
It took a bit to get into the story. Quite a few twists and turns. It didn't get 5 stars because there were quite a few typos, which is unusual under the authors other names.
It took a bit to get into the story. Quite a few twists and turns. It didn't get 5 stars because there were quite a few typos, which is unusual under the authors other names.
April 10, 2021
Awesome book
I could not put this book down! This book is full of twist and turns just enough to keep you wanting to read more to see what happens next. I had to read it till I finished it . That's what rainy days are for curling up with a good book!
I could not put this book down! This book is full of twist and turns just enough to keep you wanting to read more to see what happens next. I had to read it till I finished it . That's what rainy days are for curling up with a good book!
April 15, 2021
The mystery on Nantucket
A well written story about 2 sisters trying to find all the mysterious things their mother left them. Was hard to put down for the author keep you turning the next page to see what they found out. Another interesting and loved story.
A well written story about 2 sisters trying to find all the mysterious things their mother left them. Was hard to put down for the author keep you turning the next page to see what they found out. Another interesting and loved story.
April 17, 2021
The oak was excellent to read and I enjoyed it very much. It was about two grown sisters who lost their mother. This story has so many twists and turns in it. At times you are laughing and others you are crying. I would recommend this book to everyone.
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