Stealing Home

There's nothing like a little serenity... \n\nMaddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity, but there's been nothing calm or peaceful about her life since her marriage broke up. This stay-at-home mom has no job skills, an out-of-control sixteen-year-old son, a talkative fourteen-year-old who's suddenly gone silent, a six-year-old daughter whose heart is broken, an ex-husband whose younger girlfriend is expecting their baby and two best friends who think she's somehow qualified to help them open a fitness spa for women. \n\nBut if Maddie is a tad on edge with all that on her plate, it's nothing compared to the chaos that ensues when she discovers that her son's baseball coach has feelings for her and the whole town disapproves. Maddie's faced a lot of challenges lately with strength and resolve, but Cal Maddox may turn out to be more than she can handle. \n\nThen again, he could just be the one man in all of South Carolina who can help her find serenity.\n\nEditorial Reviews\n\n"Sherryl Woods writes emotionally satisfying novels about family, friendship and home. Truly feel-great reads!" -#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber\n\n"Woods' readers will eagerly anticipate her trademark small-town setting, loyal friendships, and honorable mentors as they meet new characters and reconnect with familiar ones in this heartwarming tale." -Booklist on Home in Carolina\n\n"Woods is a master heartstring puller."\n-Publishers Weekly on Seaview Inn\n\n"In this sweet, sometimes funny and often touching story, the characters are beautifully depicted, and readers...will...want to wish themselves away to Seaview Key."\n-RT Book Reviews on Seaview Inn\n\n"Woods...is noted for appealing character-driven stories that are often infused with the flavor and fragrance of the South."\n-Library Journal\n\n"A reunion story punctuated by family drama, Woods's first novel in her new Ocean Breeze series is touching, tense and tantalizing."\n-RT Book Reviews on Sand Castle Bay\n\n"A whimsical, sweet scenario...the digressions have their own charm, and Woods never fails to come back to the romantic point."\n-Publishers Weekly on Sweet Tea at Sunrise\n\n"Skillfully introducing readers to The Devaneys, Sherryl Woods scores another winner."\n-RT Book Reviews on Sean's Reckoning\n- From the Publisher\n\nSmall-town goings-on in Serenity, South Carolina, take on new life with narrator Stina Nielsen. She introduces listeners to Maddie Townsend, whose husband, Bill, has left her for his 24-year-old pregnant girlfriend. Nielsen gives Maddie a wistful, sincere voice that will elicit approval of her determination to start fresh. As Maddie starts a business with her two best friends, the "Sweet Magnolias," she deals with her son's baseball tribulations and her attraction to his coach. Nielsen uses a Southern twang for some of the secondary characters and creates age-appropriate voices for Maddie's three kids. Overall, her narration captures the joys and constraints of small-town life. Woods's story of regret and growth unfolds in splendid measure, courtesy of Nielsen's warmhearted reading. C.A. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine\n- OCTOBER 2020 - AudioFile