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    On A Summer Tide
    On A Summer Tide
    On A Summer Tide
    Audiobook10 hours

    On A Summer Tide

    Written by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Narrated by Nina Alvamar

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Sometimes love hurts--and sometimes it can heal in the most unexpected way. Camden Grayson loves her challenging career, but the rest of her life could use some improvement. "Moving on" is Cam's mantra. But there's a difference, her two sisters insist, between one who moves on . . . and one who keeps moving. Cam's full-throttle life skids to a stop when her father buys a remote island off the coast of Maine. Paul Grayson has a dream to breathe new life into the island--a dream that includes reuniting his estranged daughters. Certain Dad has lost his mind, the three sisters rush to the island. To Cam's surprise, the slow pace of island life appeals to her, along with the locals--and one in particular. Sam Walker, the scruffy island schoolteacher harbors more than a few surprises. With On a Summer Tide, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher begins a brand-new contemporary romance series that is sure to delight her fans and draw new ones.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 30, 2019
    ISBN9781980033905
    On A Summer Tide
    Author

    Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Suzanne Woods Fisher is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than forty books, including The Sweet Life, The Secret to Happiness, and Love on a Whim, as well as many beloved contemporary romance and Amish romance series. She is also the author of several nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. She lives in California. Learn more at SuzanneWoodsFisher.com and follow Suzanne on Facebook @SuzanneWoodsFisherAuthor and X @SuzanneWFisher.

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    • 4/5
      This was a great read. Thank you LibraryThing for giving me the chance to read it. This is the story of Paul Grayson, his 3 daughters and his grandson. It’s just good reading about the lives of these people and the challenges and accomplishments of their lives.
    • 4/5
      A down to earth good read. Wholesome and just darn good. Narration was very good. Thumbs up!
    • 4/5
      I started this series, Three Sisters Island, because I won and ARC from LibraryThing for the third book and didn't want to miss out on the whole story. I'm glad I did, reminds me of Sullivans Crossing series by Robyn Carr, and is just as enjoyable to read so far. Great come around, restore an island and some faith thrown in here and there. I'm already in the middle of the next one!
    • 5/5
      One man’s insanity is another man’s genius - Joyce Carol OatesWhat an absolutely wonderful way to spend a day! This first book in the Three Sisters Island series just leaves me waiting for more. Paul Grayson purchased 51% of an island off the shore of Maine, hoping to bring his family together again. Meanwhile his daughters wonder whether he has totally lost it! Cam is a very successful businesswoman with a young son. Maddie has just graduated from college and is looking for a counseling position. Blaine just seems to find it impossible to make up her mind what she wants from life. The author has done a fabulous job of bringing out the differences in each daughter - can they possibly work together to help their father make a success of this new venture? Can the faith of their mother bring them back together again? The descriptions of this beautiful island made me wish I could visit it. Sure, it doesn’t shine like the city, but it has a charm all its own. I was entranced by the nature walks and wished it was possible to join in. The statement made by their dearly departed mother sums up just a little of what I want to take from this story. ‘Life presents you with important choices. You can lash out, become bitter, or draw closer to God, become better.’I received this ARC through NetGalley and CelebrateLit. The impressions and opinions given are my own.
    • 5/5
      What a fun book! Whenever I pick up a book by Ms. Fisher I know I will enjoy it!Since his wife passed away, Paul Grayson not on struggles with what to do with his future, but missing his daughters and the family connection they shared. He comes up with (what he feels) is not only a brilliant, fulfilling idea, but something that will bring his family back together. He buys Camp Kicking Moose on the coast of Maine which gives him 51 % ownership of an island! The purchase is sight unseen with only the memories of how it used to be when he met his wife there. His three daughters upon hearing the news are not as excited as Dad. They think he has lost his mind and even more so when they see the camp! All the sisters’ relationships have drifted apart. Different isn’t an adequate word to describe their pursuits, personalities and quirks. Now Dad throws this into the mix. They travel to the camp on their fathers’ insistence at which point they are SURE he is mentally unstable! The cabins and buildings have disintegrated, the caretaker’s home is in need of huge repairs and the few inhabitants are unhappy about the new owner. These modern sisters cannot even fathom poor internet and cell phone connections, not to mention the rustic accommodations. As this dysfunctional family is confronted with changes, situations and choices they never dreamed of, they do what most people do, fight it on every level. But as this mountain they deem as a nightmare does not budge, things begin to happen within them. The girls are force to slow down and detach from their crazy lives causing them to have a different view of what’s important, who is important, and what they really want to do with their futures. These transitions are inspiring to the reader. It reminds me of how we can all be blinded to and trapped in day to day life forgetting to allow God to speak and guide us. It made me long for a quieter simpler time and place. Don’t get me wrong the book isn’t all seriousness. There was lots of humor! The vomiting cat had me in stitches! I cannot wait for the next book in this series!
    • 4/5
      Paul Grayson has decided that he needs to unite his family. He feels that his three daughters are somewhat estranged from one another. Not intentionally, but nevertheless they don’t spend enough time together. So he decides to buy the island where he met his wife at camp decades ago, and who is now deceased, in order to bring his children back together again. His daughters think he is suffering from Dementia proposing this scheme and are initially resistant to the thought of helping him get situated on this delapidated island. The project of reconstituting the old Camp Kicking Moose seems immense. But as they all begin assisting and becoming more intimately acquainted with the real assets of the island, its people, each sister will not only help to mend one another, but also themselves in the process. On a Summer Tide started off strong. It was full of laughs and drew me in, but for some reason the momentum didn’t hold up for me and I was having trouble getting through it. The book flashes back to when the sisters were young; each sister’s part gives us a glimpse into her life and what shaped her into who she is present day. The focus was mainly on the oldest sister, Cam. Those snippets were enlightening but somehow came across to me as haphazardly included. Also, there were a couple of parts in the book that seemed implausible to me and I couldn’t suspend disbelief in order to accept those occurrences as believable. From that point on I truly struggled to finish the book. I enjoyed a few of the characters, including the sisters, but I felt like something was missing, and that the book concluded somewhat abruptly, leaving some untidy loose ends. Overall, I truly enjoyed parts of the book, but it didn’t keep me glued to its pages.
    • 4/5
      This is not the first book I've read by this author, but I believe it is the first of hers I've read that didn't have an Amish setting. The main reason I gave it 4 stars (and not 3) is the growth I see in the characters in just this first novel in the series (and I do like the camp in Maine setting too). At first, I was dismayed by the "family" at the center of the novel. But in the course of the book, we come to discover some of what has made them the way they are--and as I said above, we do see them change.Dad (Paul) is a former sports announcer who's lost his voice--the good news is that it makes him slow down and listen. Oldest daughter, Cam, is a mover and shaker in the business world, rarely slowing down. She's driven. She wants to be in control. She loves plans. She's also a single mother to her best friend's son (whom she adopted after her best friend passed away). She also seems to use her busy-ness to avoid facing things she doesn't want to deal with.Her son, Cooper, appears bright but troubled. (A fascination with string gets him kicked out of his school.)Middle daughter, Maddie, is a counselor in training but she seems to think everyone around her suffers from something (sometimes she's right but sometimes she's not). She's also a chronic what-iffer who tends toward the worst thing that could happen--and her anxieties feed into Cooper's problems at times. Maddie seems a bit directionless.Youngest daughter, Blaine, seems to have become a professional student until the community college tells her to move on. She, too, seems directionless.On what seems to be the spur of the moment and without consulting his daughters, Paul buys the camp where he met his late wife. The camp encompasses a good part of the island Paul decides to call Three Sisters Island (which is both the English translation of the island's real name and a tribute to what he hopes will happen between his three daughters). POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT****I'm a bit upset with the daughters who think their dad is developing Alzheimer's because he chose to sell the family home without consulting them. The youngest is 19; they're all adults. He shouldn't have to consult them. They don't seem to take into account the sentimental value it might have for him since he met his late wife there. It seems they also planned to take family vacations there but he always cancelled them due to work. Now that his wife is gone, I think he feels he's trying to honor her wishes by keeping the camp alive. He asks them to come with him for the summer to help him assess the camp and get it into shape. They all reluctantly agree. But the island seems good for them, despite the distrust of the locals who worry Paul will come in and change everything. (He does change some things but I think some of the changes are for the better.) I'm intrigued by the lighthouse that's on the island (and is apparently also owned by Paul). I hope it will feature more in a future novel in the series.
    • 4/5
      Paul Grayson sells the family home and purchases most of an island near Mount Desert Island in Maine. He plans to call the island by its translated English name, Three Sisters Island. It's ironic because he reared three daughters who all face decisions in their own lives. The oldest Cam adopted her best friend's son. His struggle with socialization means she needs to find a new school for him to attend. She also faces job changes. Middle sister Maddie needs to find a counseling internship. She's engaged to a man with a domineering mother who takes charge of the wedding. Youngest sister Blaine finds making decisions, such as a college major, difficult. The island's population contains some interesting persons. Peg owns a dry goods store and restaurant, but her cooking is atrocious. She finds Blaine possesses skills she lacks. Schoolteacher Seth spends a lot of time teaching students about the great outdoors. Cam hopes he spends time teaching things students will find on standardized tests too. Mayor Phinney and his unreliable sons, Captain Ed, and others fill out the cast of local characters.I enjoyed the story, but I suspect it will lack appeal to non-Christian readers. It's an enjoyable story, but not great literature. Editors failed to catch a few things in their proofreading. I received a copy through LibraryThing Early Reviewer's program with an expectation of an honest review.
    • 5/5
      This has to be my favorite story from this author. It is easy to fall in love with the Grayson family as the author brings them to life. Each member has a gift that they have not used to their potential. After a tragedy that shakes the family to its core, Paul Grayson announces to his three daughters he has sold the house. While they are trying grasp that , he also tells them he has bought a place off the coast of Maine. The camp he purchased has sweet memories for him. It is not exactly booming with business and the camp is so rundown that I would be afraid to stay one night there. It is no surprise that his daughters' think he is crazy, had a stroke or just getting senile. I was very intrigued by the problem he had with his voice. He seems to have become hoarse overtime and never gained his strong baritone voice back. I am hoping in the next book we find out more about his condition. I won't go into many details, because the story is written so well, you must read it for yourself. I loved his daughters' and how each one was trying to find their niche in life. One of their problems is not being honest and open with each other. Place close attention to the name change of the island as you read the story of a family in need of healing.There are some great local people on the island that was interesting to get to know. I have to say my favorite character is Peg. She has been around the island forever and is the first to welcome the family to the island. Poor Peg can't cook yet she has a diner that barely stays afloat. She has asked God to help revitalize the island and boy does he answer her prayer. Not everyone is happy to see the Graysons' especially the self appointed mayor. He is a very snotty, mean person who struts around the island like he is king. The story center around a family that decides to take on a big task to fulfill a dream. I loved how the author writes with deep emotion and shows the struggles each person goes through. There is a faith element in the book that I thought was just the right amount to emphasize how we need to look to Him for guidance and strength. The three sisters are different but still looking for a bond to form between each other. I can say without a doubt this will be a story that will touch your soul and find you praying for your own family to become stronger in faith and closer to each other. There is a special boy in the story that captured my heart. He is a smart boy but desperate for stability. With each page I read , I found myself wanting to live on the island and embrace the beautiful scenery that makes the island so inviting. There is a mystery brewing about why the lobsters have disappeared from the island that was very intriguing. Don't miss this story about a family that struggles to share their feelings and how an island brought them back together. I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion.
    • 4/5
      Take a trip to the coast of Maine in Suzanne Woods Fisher’s contemporary debut, On a Summer Tide. As the Grayson family learns quite a bit about life and love on a small, struggling island, their story is oh so heartwarming.While the back-of-the-book blurb features only Camden Grayson, On a Summer Tide really is the story of her whole family—including her father, Paul, and two younger sisters, Maddie and Blaine. Paul buys a summer camp on Three Sisters Island to fulfill a lifelong dream, and despite their protests, Cam, Maddie, and Blaine all end up relocating in order to help him ready it for summer. The family has never been close, but the renovation process begins to change more than just the camp.A story of reconnecting and discovering purpose, On a Summer Tide is a book not to skip this summer. Charming and fun with a cast of delightful characters, including Cooper, Seth, and Peg Legg, it’s the start to a series I look forward to continuing in the future. I recommend it.I received a complimentary copy of this book and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own.
    • 4/5
      I love reading Ms. Fischer's Amish books. It is one of my favorite reads. I was very excited to see she had a new book out and this one would be more contemporary. She is such a talented writer I knew I would not be disappointed. On A Summer Tide has everything you could want in a good story. It is full of love, family, faith and humor. You will genuinely care for her characters. Although the island and camp in Maine, that Paul Grayson has purchased, is not what he remembered from his collage days, it brings back wonderful memories. When the three sisters are called home for a very important meeting, the sale of their childhood home and this drastic move, is the last thing that they expected. The girls at first think maybe dad is dying, or suffering from dementia. Maybe even having a late mid-life crises. Ounce he explains to them this was a lifetime dream of his and their mothers, they are still not in on the idea. In the very first page of this novel you can see the dynamics of this family. With reluctance the girls all end up joining him in his great adventure. You will love some of the characters that live on the island. One of my favorites is Peg, a quirky middle aged owner of the diner/sundries store. She sounds quit the character with her red hair, always in short pick tails and a brightly colored head band. Life there is going to be a challenge for the Graysons. At least once or twice a day the island loses it's electric. There is no WiFi or cable, therefore no phone service, except at the dock. The big old house they are to move into is full of spiders, dust and some varmints. Not to mention the condition of the cabins. There is a faith thread woven throughout this book. The growth that each of the family members experiences is interesting and exciting. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. I want to revisit this charming family. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell Publishers through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
    • 5/5
      This was a wonderful beginning for a series. I did not want to put this book down. I loved all 3 sisters and their father. This story shows how different every person is even within a family. This family grows every day that they are on this island. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. I received a copy of this book from Revell for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.
    • 4/5
      I received this book for free from Revell Publisher for an honest opinion. I have not read a book by Suzanne Woods Fisher that I didn't like. "On a Summer Tide" is a contemporary romance. It is the first installment of the "Three Sisters Island" series. We are taken to a small island off the coast of Maine. Paul Grayson, the father, and former sports broadcaster, buys a camp called Kicking Moose Camp. He spent many summers there as a teenager and young adult. He Corinna, his wife there. Sadly she passed away in an accident a few years before the story begins. The camp is located on a small island off the coast of Maine, He decides to sell his house causing his daughters -- Camden, Madison, and Blaine-- to be upset. Fischer does a wonderful job of telling the story of this family and all the emotions they are going through. She also had some fun quirky characters in the small town. For example, the good looking schoolteacher Seth Walker.The story is mainly told through the point of view of the eldest daughter Cam. She is a competitive businesswoman with a 7-year old adopted son, Cooper. Maddie is working on becoming a counselor, but lets anxiety and fear rule her. Then there is Blaine the youngest of the sisters. She is easily influenced and doesn't know where she wants to go in life. We also get to see a glimpse of Maddie and Blaine's lives too. Blaine is the youngest of the sisters. Each of these sisters is going through their own life struggles. The biggest problem with all the girls is they only think about themselves and doesn't look at the other people around them. Each sister shows growth.There is romance in the book, but it was clean. When it comes to faith in the book it was perfect. It wasn't preachy. It had a nice amount. "On a Summer Tide" is full relatable family struggles. It contains a lot of lessons such as overcoming grief; "pray more, say less", we can choose to remain bitter in life or grow closer to God and forgive. There are many themes in the book. Everything from grief, forgiveness, acceptance, family, and love. I couldn't help but fall in love with this family. I wish I could go to their island. Overall this is a great novel about family. I look forward to reading another book by Suzanne Wood Fisher because she has never let me down. Summer is now here and this would make a great beach read. "Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, provided this complimentary copy for my honest, unbiased review."
    • 5/5
      Already a big fan of Suzanne Woods Fisher, I was thrilled to get to preview another of her books! On a Summer Tide, the kick off book for a new series (Three Sisters Island) was a most enjoyable read. When Paul, the widowed 59 yo father of 3 very different daughters, announces he has retired & bought an island to start a camp, the girls all think he is suffering some sort of dementia or mental illness. The fact that the camp he remembered so clearly is now in a state of disrepair, reinforces that! But it turns out to be the best thing that could have happened to all of them....and to the islanders, although none of them can see it at first. Without spoiling the plot, I will only say that each daughter is profoundly affected by their choice to stay & help their father achieve his dream of a camp on the island. Their relationships grow, and they finally feel like a 'family' again, something they haven't felt since their mother died 2 yrs ago. The island is full of quirky characters...some lovable, some not! (Peg Legg is one everyone will love!) There's some romance, too....but mostly it's about relationships, forgiveness, and healing. And a lot of hard work, too! Having been to Maine, and Mount Desert Island, the beautiful descriptions of the island makes me want to return for another Maine visit! There's something about an undeveloped island that takes one away from so many of the distractions of our modern world! I can't wait to read the next books in the series!
    • 5/5
      After a bout of laryngitis, sports announcer Paul Grayson is left without his distinctive voice. In a drastic career move, he decides to buy a summer camp on an island off Maine, sight unseen. The camp held special memories for him because it was where he first laid eyes on his future wife. But his three now grown daughters are less enchanted, especially after they see the rundown and deplorable condition of the camp. Even Cam’s young adopted son Cooper is anxious about the state of things. But Paul has enough optimism for all of them and then some. The daughters are having some career problems of their own: Cam is too focused on work, sometimes leaving Cooper in the care of her sisters; Maddie, being a therapist, is worried about everything, and Blaine is trying to make a career out of going to school instead of majoring in one usubject. They have a hard enough time getting along, but now they are in a rundown camp, in a very small town that has its own problems. For the past year, the lobsters have disappeared and the fishermen can’t make a living. The town is suffering from a major downturn in its ecomony, with the town unable to provide much in the way of services. There are problems galore, and how the sisters, and the town, cope makes for some very entertaining reading. The author does a fantastic job of balancing the introduction to the series with a fascinating story, part informative and part mystery, and adding in the right amount of religious statements so that the whole story rings true in a cohesive manner. Characters that are wonderful and well developed are placed in a story that is well thought-out and well-written, and the result is a great start to a most promising series.
    • 2/5
      The beauty of an island off the coast of Maine provides the main story in On a Summer Tide. The story centers on a widower and his three grown daughters and a grandson. The father has sold the family home after the death of his wife and purchased an island and requests his family to help restore the island’s buildings. Each member of the family struggles with internal problems, but the characters never develop, and remain flat throughout the story. Emotions begin, but never heighten.
    • 5/5
      One Summer Tide is resurrecting and warm. It's a story about letting go and unwinding after having suffered loss and hardship. The dad, after losing his wife years earlier decides to chuck it all and buy Camp Kicking Moose, or actually an island in Maine. He decides to leave the sadness behind and do something he always had yearned to do - return to the camp that he worked at and where he met his wife. He envisions his daughters and grandson ending up there with him. While his three daughters scoff and kid him about his decision, worrying that he is losing his mind, they start to trickle to the island for different reasons. It's been years since I've read Suzanne Woods Fisher. I'm looking forward to more of her books, especially the next one in this series, Three Sisters Island.
    • 5/5
      On a Summer Tide by Suzanne Woods FisherLet me just`say,this is a Great Book! After a LOT of starts and stops I managed to read the whole thing.It is set in modern times, about a father who sells their family home and buys a rundown island, in the hopes that he and his three grown daughters will come together to run a summer camp, and fix up the rest of the islands problems.A compelling story, because of my choppy reading, I've probably read this book three times total. I would sit down and re-read each page again and again.The book has wonderful characters who are well developed and you feel like you have stepped into their lives, to watch quietly by the wayside. You wish you could step in and give a character a big hug and have a cup of coffee, except if Peg made it!As I referred in the beginning, this is a wonderful book. Highly recommend.Suzanne Woods Fisher is more known to me, for her Amish or family living, Non-fiction. I don't have to worry about steamy sex scenes or the language being foul, or blasphemous; all throughout her books, or just sneaking one in on me. She has a good moral base and I know her books are good.I received a complimentary copy of this book from Library Thing and Revell, I was under no obligation to post a review.On a Summer Tide by Suzanne Woods Fisher
    • 4/5
      When these three sisters follow their dad to an island, they are carrying a lot of baggage on their backs. Because of the slower pace, slower lifestyle, they finally have the time to spend with each other, deal with their issues, and perhaps find their happily ever after. I love the atmosphere of the island, and the diverse natures of the sisters. I've always wanted to visit Maine and it's beautiful coastline, and this book has given me a taste. Cam, Maddie, and Blaine are interesting characters, and easy to connect with. I adore new-beginning stories, and 'getting in' a series from book one. I think this is the first contemporary I've read by Suzanne Woods Fisher. It's a fun read with a thread of faith.I received an early review copy from LibraryThing. A positive review was not obligated.
    • 4/5
      I have long contended that the Amish and historical novels written by Suzanne Woods Fisher could take place in any setting or time period — the characters and their circumstances are true-to-life and relevant for all times and places. Her newest novel, On A Summer Tide, proves me right! ? This contemporary novel set on small Three Sisters Island off the coast of Maine shares many of the good things of her previous novels without the bonnets or buggies. (Although electricity seems to be optional on the remote island!) With her signature humor and easy style, Fisher has created a highly readable book that I just could not put down.Paul Grayson has a plan to fulfill his and his deceased wife’s dreams for retirement and in the process bring his three daughters together again. His daughters Cam, Maddie, and Blaine think he is suffering from an age-related mental lapse. He is pushing 60! They have no clue about what is going on with their father or with their own lives either. Together the family, including Cam’s adopted son, not only survive, but thrive as they settle into new ways of thinking and doing things. On A Summer Tide has the best of family drama with realistic family dynamics at play. All of the main characters discover truths about themselves — especially in light of their gifts and talents — that seemingly go against what they have always believed. A budding romance, a new opportunity, and a closed door all promise different roads for the characters to follow. Quirky secondary characters and details of life in coastal Maine create a unique and colorful backdrop to the novel. Faith plays an important part in island life, but it too is naturally developed, never preachy. There is plenty of story left to be told after the last page is turned, promising more reading fun in the future. I am really looking forward to a return visit to Three Sister’s Island and the Grayson family.Recommended. Audience: adults.(Thanks to Celebrate Lit for a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
    • 4/5
      What a lovely story. On a Summer Tide is well-written with steady pacing. Good characters and beautiful setting. I will share my full review soon.
    • 5/5
      Family dynamics can be really messy. I can’t imagine a father selling his home (the children are grown, or nearly so); buying an island in the state of dishabille; AND expecting all three daughters to move there improve it. Maybe Paul Grayson truly has lost his mind. Suzanne Woods Fisher writes about this widower’s family with three disconnected sisters in such a beautiful way that I found myself quickly mired in the quicksand of uncomfortable and dysfunctional family relationships. Each sister is delightful, yet shortsighted in her own way, which leads to a mess for them and an intriguing story for us, the readers. The island and its wildlife sound wonderful, yet there are drawbacks. Anybody not born there is a foreigner. No wi-fi. And a diner with a lady who can’t cook anything, let alone make coffee. I laughed and laughed over the silly antics until the tale wove back upon itself in a serious way that calls for tears. So many worthy quotes. “Mom always told us that life would surprise us with important choices, and our true character would emerge in how we responded.” “...life was full of simple miracles if you just opened your eyes to them.” “Life presents you with important choices. You can lash out, become bitter. Or draw closer to God, become better.” “...it’s never too late to learn to listen.” “We love each other, we tell each other the truth, and we keep working on things. That’s what families are all about.” Woods leaves just enough threads dangling that I am anxious for the next book in the series already. Good discussion questions follow, making this an excellent choice for book clubs. I received this complimentary book from the publisher and NetGalley. No positive review is required and all opinions are my own.