The setting is in Florida surrounded by a beach. I enjoyed the entire book after reading the first Ten Ocean Beach. What made the experience of listening to Ocean Beach the most enjoyable? You won't have to concentrate to keep up with the story, and you're not going to have your emotions wrenched. (Luckily, that's only about three times.) I'd recommend Ocean Beach for mature females who are looking for an easy listen.

There's very little cursing EXCEPT one really obnoxious character drops like 15 F-bombs in as many seconds each time she appears in the story. OVERALL (actual rating 3.5) - There's references to sleeping together and a couple short, non-explicit sex scenes. PERFORMANCE - Amy Rubinate does a good job, but she doesn't do much in the way of distinguishing between characters other than a Southern accent she gives to Maddie and Kiera. The ending ties everything up neatly so the book stands alone, but not all issues are completely and happily resolved. There is marital discord, mother/daughter issues, custody issues, new romance and the search for a missing child. They try to preserve their privacy and talk in secret, but the cameramen are relentless. You will enjoy hearing about their daily work and progress with the renovation, which is interspersed with conversations and events happening in their personal lives. Now they've been offered a chance to renovate the historic Millicent as a pilot for a possible new TV series called 'Do-Over.' The women are all financially strapped and jump at the chance but, as things progress, they realize the producers are more interested in making a reality show revolving around their personal baggage than in the renovation of the home itself. They previously were successful in renovating a home together where they became dear friends.

To the contrary, it's about two mother/daughter duos and a single woman who work their butts off. The story takes place in South Beach, Florida, but there's no time spent leisurely laying in hammocks at the beach. STORY (chick lit) - First off, the cover art is misleading (one of my pet peeves).

Wendy wax ocean beach series