Hope Creek: A Touching Second Chance Romance (The New Americana Series) by Janet Dailey

Hope Creek: A Touching Second Chance Romance (The New Americana Series) Reviews

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  Tina Loves To Read

  This is a Women's Fiction. I did not love the main character of this book, and I really did not love the setting of this book. I just could not get into this book at all. I really tried, and I have loved all the other books I read by this author. I ended up DNFing this book after reading over half of this book. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
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  Gerri

  A sweet family story without much of a plot and a very weak story line. Not the type of book I normally read but was between books at the library so picked this up for a quick read, which it was, but bit too sappy for me.
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  lynne

  This is a romance that takes place in Hope Creek, South Carolina.
  Two twin girls happen to be in love with the same guy.
  The family owns an oyster business.
  It is a romance and a very easy to read book.
  
  I don't know if it's my reading slump or this book wasn't my cup of tea.
  
  Thanks to Kensington Books and Janet Dailey for an advance copy of an arc.
  This book won't be out until December 2022.
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  Richard Dominguez

  Another fun read that moves quickly
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  Diana N.

  I definitely knew very little about oyster farming going into this book and found that part pretty interesting. Outside of the setting, this book was mostly about family drama.
  
  Depending on the reader's viewpoint, I could see how relating to the characters could be more difficult for some. Kit and Viv had just lost their mother and their mothers choices really impacted each character differently. Of course this caused a rift between the twins.
  
  The romance was fairly light in this book compared to other books by the same author, but it worked to allow more family focus. Beau felt more like a side character than a main focus.
  
  The setting in this book was pretty unique and a lot of detail was added to describe it. I wonder where the next book in the series will take us!
  
  Thank you to Kensington and Netgalley for providing me a copy of this ARC for my honest review.
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  Kevin

  There's a quote in HOPE CREEK that I like: "Hope runs deep. Deeper than the lowest you could ever go." This quote is why, after struggling for a bit, I ultimately gave the book 5 stars.
  
  There is a dark cloud over Hope Creek Island, South Carolina, and it resides over Teague Cottage. Sylvie Teague is found dead in the creek, daughter Viv is working for the family her father hates, and prodigal daughter Kit has returned home after 15 years.
  
  Home is where Beau Sutton has returned after the death of his wife. He, his father and 15-year-old son, and Viv Teague have formed a partnership to "farm" oysters. This doesn't sit well with Royal Teague, who harvests wild oysters. And Viv is none too happy that Kit is back, believing she left when she was needed most.
  
  Ultimately, in the Janet Dailey style, romance blossoms between Beau and Kit, who manage to navigate rough waters over different ways to raise and harvest oysters and dealing with unrequited love on the side of one of the Teague sisters. In the end, of course, it is true that hope runs deep.
  
  This may well be my favorite of Dailey's New Americana series . . . at least until the next one.
  
  I received a DRC from Zebra/Kensington Publishing Corp. through NetGalley, for which I thank them. All opinions are mine.
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  Shelley

  This was a struggle bus read for me. Janet Dailey is a new to me author, and it's a bit of a head scratcher as to how new material is being published under her name when she passed away in 2013, like how can there be that much material left behind to keep cranking out new books. Another clue that this is not my type of book is the similar author comparisons of Dorothea Benton Frank (not at all a fan), Debbie Macomber, and Linda Lael Miller (not a fan).
  
  There are a fair amount of characters that are introduced in rapid fire, and this is a sweet, feel-good romance of which I am not a fan. It's a little too sappy Hallmark movie-esque. None of this book worked for me, too much family drama, twin sisters in love with the same guy, not much of a plot, and thanks to Where The Crawdads Sing for tainting other books set in the Carolinas area. Fans of sweet, easy-to-read, feel-good contemporary romance might like this, stuff like Nicholas Sparks and the previously mentioned authors.
  
  Thank you to Kensington for sending an ARC; it just so happened to deviate a little too far from the contemporary romance tropes that I enjoy. I will pass
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  Lisa Philipp

  I received this ARC in return for a review.
  
  A great story about family and what we do to protect our family.
  Viv and Kit’s mother suffered from depression and mental illness. Kit left the family home on Hope Creek and returned only after her mother committed suicide. Her sister Viv stayed to try to take care of her mother and father. She ended up resenting her sister for leaving. This story deals with the healing and forgiveness of two sisters, and a whole family.
  
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  Joyce

  A family oriented romance set In Hope Creek,South Carolina. Two twin
  Girls who separated years ago are finding their way home to reunite.
  They are in love with the same man and find themselves working to put
  the past behind them as well as helping the family business. This is a fast
  And easy, enjoyable story.
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  Flora

  Not quite a Janet Dailey book for me, I'm afraid. Lots to like here but the story just somehow did not flow for me. I hope others will give it a try but my expectations are very high for this author who was a long time favorite of mine.
  
  3 stars.
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  Madoka Kamimura Mason

  Janet Dailey brings us the story of the Teague family set in the island of Hope Creek, South Carolina. Kit has come home after leaving behind her family so many years ago and starting over. Once home, she sets herself the task of putting her family back together after the death of her mother. Kit starts to rebuild the broken relationships that were tattered and broken when she left them behind. As she works on them, she is reminded of the boy she once loved from afar who is now a widow with a young son. With their fathers set on a course of rivalry from decades ago and her sister working with them, Kit and her family must forge ahead and either set their differences aside in order to have a future in both love and business, or allow it to keep them apart and at war with each other.
  
  Janet Dailey brings us a story filled with love, disappointment, and family. We get to witness how each player plays a part in the story and how the past has shaped their present and possibly their future. Will Kit and Beau find something that lasts a lifetime, or will Kit allow the past and wanting to mend relationships steer her away from him? Will the rivalry between these two families set them adrift even as opportunities knock at their doors to allow for both to flourish? Ms. Dailey brings us along as the Teague and Sutton families try to make their mark on the island they call home. I look forward to reading more about this family in the future and see what happens to the rest of the family members.
  
  I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books, Zebra for this privilege.
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  Elizabeth

  Hope Creek
  By Janet Daley
  
  This wonderful book by Janet Daley was an emotional rollercoaster. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started it as Kit Teague returns home to Hope Creek on the Barrier Islands of South Carolina after being away for fifteen years. Her sister isn’t home, her brother who has special needs is cooking, and her father is passed out in his room. She sees all this from the window as she is locked out of her childhood home. Then practically beats down the gate of the nearest neighbor’s home as she searches for her sister (who locked her out), and answers to what happened over the last decade and a half. To add on top of that, her first crush Beau Sutton has returned with his 15-year-old son and even more questions. I wasn’t sure where we would go in this story, but as I continued to read, I found wonderfully imperfect people in both the Teague and Sutton families and their ways of dealing with grief, abandonment, betrayal, and ultimately love.
  
  I was enveloped in the slow and painful way of Kit and her twin Viv back to each other, the acceptance of what happened to their mother and each other, and for Kit, to begin a relationship of her heart. Ms. Daley brought me on a rollercoaster of emotions from anger, frustration, laughter, and love. There is so much emotion to reveal and discuss in this book, I think it would make a great book club read. I’ve received an ARC copy from NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.
  
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  Barbara

  Upon learning of the death of her mother, Sylvie, who battled mental illness for most of her life, Kit Teague returns home after a 15-year absence. Her key won’t fit in any of the locks, and no one is answering the door. She manages to get inside through a window and is confronted by her special needs brother, who is less than welcoming. Kit discovers that her twin sister, Viv, has also moved out. But Viv only moved next door with the neighboring Sutton family. Not only did she move, but she joined in their rival business. And Viv wants nothing to do with Kit.
  
  The two families join forces to prepare for a storm. As they get closer, each family benefits from learning about the old ways of doing business and the new modern ways to accomplish the same tasks. The Teague family goes by the old ways. The Sutton family’s new methods threaten to put the Teague family out of business. Along the way, Kit finds she still has feelings for Beau, who she had a crush on before she moved away. He’s a widow now and has also returned home to Hope Creek to raise his son.
  
  Can Kit bring her family together again and move on from the past? Is there hope for the family business? Is there hope for a new relationship?
  
  A story of family dynamics, new beginnings, healing, and hope. There’s always hope.
  
  I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
  
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  Jodi

  A light read about the coast of the Carolina's and twins reconciling. This book provides a small look into the oyster business and the importance on the commerce as well as the environment. Kit and Viv are twins that have bad blood between them and a need to be on their own to discover their own worth and identity. The reader gets to witness how each player plays a part in the story and how the past has shaped their present and possibly their future. Kit and Beau explore something that may last a lifetime, but will Kit allow the past and wanting to mend relationships steer her away from him towards something else that means so much to her. This book allows the reader to explore opportunities and mending fences, the importance of bonding as well as exploring adventures. Nicely done and so needed in today's environment.
  
  
  Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Kensington Books, Zebra for this privilege of reading.
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  Sonya Wasden

  Kit Teague came home to Hope Creek after her mother's death. Her father, brother and twin sister were bitter because she had left when times were hard years ago. She was determined to mend fences and stay for good this time. The Teagues and the Suttons were neighbors with competing businesses. Kit's father and the elder Sutton had been feuding for years. Kit was determined to fix this and move forward.
  
  Beau Sutton was as handsome as ever. He had returned to Hope Creek after his wife's death and brought his son, Cal, home to be raised in Hope Creek.
  
  There is a lot of family drama they all have to work through to provide a second chance at love and redemption for some. This is a sweet story of teamwork, love and acceptance.
  
  I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.
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  Rosie Trzewik

  The story is set in South Carolina on a small island where everyone knows everyone ones business. Kit returns after 15 years to bury her mother. She escaped from the heartbreak of her mother’s mental illness but her twin sister Viv hasn’t forgotten or forgiven Kit. Viv had enough of taking care of their mother and cleaning up the mess their mother got into. The town always looking down at them. She had partnered with her father’s competition, adding more stress to the family dynamics.
  Hope Creek was different then the other books I have read by this author. I have always enjoyed her books, but this missed the mark for me. Was a okay read. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. #HopeCreek #JanetDailey
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  Shavona Thompson

  It takes a lot of courage for Kit to return home for her mother's funeral. A mother that battled mental illness her whole life. Returning to the father she left behind and her estranged twin sister, she is determined to heal old wounds. Then there is Beau, the man she has loved since she was a girl. Janet Dailey books just pull you into the story. You can relate to the characters and their struggles, and you read faster to see if they succeed. Looking forward to reading the next one in this series.
  Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this advanced review copy. In return, I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
  
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  Lisa Garcia

  Meet Kit who returns home after 15 years for her mother’s funeral. She returns to her father, brother and twin sister with the goal of reconciling. She runs into her childhood crush, Beau, who is working with her sister. It is a story filled with relatable characters, family bonds, forgiveness and new beginnings. It also provides a look into the oyster business. As always Janet Dailey weaves a believable story with characters you can relate to.
  
  Thank you NatGalley and Kensington Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this beautiful story. The book will be published on November 29, 2022
  
  
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  Linda George

  I won this book in a contest by Kensington Books and Between the Chapters Book Club. It is the story of a dysfunctional family. Kit Teague has returned to Hope Creek after the death of her mother who suffered many years of mental illness. She has memories of her family and longs to establish those home feelings once again. Instead she finds a family divided and her twin sister Viv is angry at both Kit and her father. In fact, Viv is working with the Sutton family in a competing business and with Beau Sutton whom they both crushed on as teens. Finding her way home takes Kit much time and effort.
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  Anima

  If you ever wanted to learn about oysters this is your book. Kit returns home for her mother’s funeral, after a fifteen year absence. She learns her old crush has returned and is part owner of an oyster business with her twin. After dealing with mending relationships and bringing life back into her dad and brother, Kit found peace. Most of the book is emotional with healing hearts and minds, but I really enjoyed learning the oyster farming process and the difference between wild and farmed oysters. Although listed as part of a series each book is its own story without a connection to the others. I was able to read an early copy from NetGalley and wrote this review voluntarily.