Cover of Chesapeake Blue (Chesapeake Bay Saga, #4)

Chesapeake Blue

Nora Roberts

Chesapeake Bay Saga #4

contemporary romance(37k)

A successful artist returns to his Chesapeake hometown and falls for a woman who thinks she's out of his league.

Content Warnings
abuse (physical)abuse (emotional)

Description

The first ten years of Seth Quinn's life had been a prison of fear, abuse and neglect. It had made him stronger than most ten-year-old boys. And a great deal more wary. Ray Quinn had rescued him from all that. And, after their father's death, Philip, Ethan and Cam Quinn had continued his good work, raising Seth as their own brother. Now an adult and a successful artist, Seth is happy to return home to 'Cheasapeake Blue', to the only real family he has ever known. Drusilla Whitcomb Banks is a newcomer in town. And from the first time he meets her, Seth realises that she is way out of his league. She has money, class and an impeccable background. Added to which, her own history has taught her not to give her heart lightly. Despite these odds, Seth is determined to try.

Chesapeake Bay Saga series

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