Secrets and lies…at Nantucket’s most exclusive and glamorous, family-owned hotel.
The Whitley is Nantucket’s most exclusive waterfront hotel–a sprawling collection of pristine white cottages and an elegant main building on a long stretch of private, white sandy beach.
It’s a family owned business–brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, all work there in various capacities.
Paula is happy in her back office accounting position. But changes are in store when her grandfather promotes her and fires her cousin–who then blames Paula.
Meanwhile, a blond romantic comedy superstar is hiding out at The Hotel for a few months. She meets Paula’s brother, a chef–who has no idea who she is–and she likes it that way.
Paula’s grandfather also hires a consultant to help her settle into her new role. But she isn’t sure what to think of David, who grew up on Nantucket but now lives in Manhattan.
He’s a brilliant consultant and will be assessing Paula’s suitability for the role. He’s also home for another reason, a difficult family issue that makes Manhattan seem very far away.
A new family saga from the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller author of The Nantucket Inn and The Restaurant.
About the Author
Pamela M. Kelley is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of women’s fiction, family sagas, and suspense. Readers often describe her books as feel-good reads with people you’d want as friends.
MY REVIEW
I loved reading about the ins and outs of this hotel, the management and the specific area of Nantucket.
The chapters alternated between the main characters points of view and what was going on in their life; Paula, Andrea, Bella and Nick. Because the hotel has been in the family for generations there were alot of family and extended family involved and sometimes it was hard to keep track of who was who, but it was still fun to read about the family dynamics.
There seemed to be an extreme amount of drinking alcohol, which I don’t know if that’s common for foodies, but it was like every other page of the book was talking about their drinks which I didn’t like because it seemed excessive.
Overall though, I enjoyed the book and getting to know the characters and family connections in this clean, women’s fiction book.
I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.
Ends June 23, 2021